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2. "Don't let the bastards grind you down", The Handmaid's Tale....

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 04:27 PM

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The phrase "Don't let the bastards grind you down" is a key motto from the novel and TV series The Handmaid's Tale. It's a form of resistance against oppression in the dystopian world of Gilead. In the story, the phrase is initially found carved into the closet of Offred's room, a message from a previous Handmaid. It's a Latin-inspired phrase, "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum," meaning "Don't let the bastards grind you down".

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Let me preface everything I'm about to say with the following: [View all] JMCKUSICK Jun 20 OP

great questions. THe mask thing REALLY frightens me. CurtEastPoint Jun 20 #1

Me too! JMCKUSICK Jun 20 #3

And no ID of agency or person! SheltieLover Jun 20 #4

Thank you SheltieLover JMCKUSICK Jun 20 #6

Ty, John SheltieLover Jun 20 #7

Like the Klu Klux Klan back in the 1800s and early 1900s. This sh*t needs to stop. n/t iluvtennis Jun 20 #10

Me, too... slightlv Jun 20 #11

"Don't let the bastards grind you down", The Handmaid's Tale.... wcmagumba Jun 20 #2

This! 👆👆👆👆👆👆 SheltieLover Jun 20 #5

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. CurtEastPoint Jun 20 #8

I heard it long ago. usonian Jun 20 #14

I'll pick one: "Do the people scooped up in these raids have any standing to sue?" erronis Jun 20 #9

Your last sentence is where it all falls apart slightlv Jun 20 #12

Hear, HEAR ZDU Jun 20 #13

I live in a very blue state, (Illinois) but..... JMCKUSICK Jun 20 #15

Understood. 100% ZDU Jun 20 #16

Were you in favor of masked FED agents a year ago... 5 years ago? 10? WarGamer Jun 20 #17