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tblue37

(68,291 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 02:45 AM 14 hrs ago

"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone."

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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Adam Serwer (@adamserwer.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T13:06:19.588Z
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"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone." (Original Post) tblue37 14 hrs ago OP
Gift link to The Atlantic doesn't seem to be working. A real shame, because I liked what I could read. eppur_se_muova 13 hrs ago #1

eppur_se_muova

(41,185 posts)
1. Gift link to The Atlantic doesn't seem to be working. A real shame, because I liked what I could read.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 04:26 AM
13 hrs ago

The part you excerpted for the title of the OP is a keeper of the finest kind.

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