In the latest Left Behind post, we talked about the storytellerâs question of âAnd then what happens?â The Laura Marling video above (via Amber Haines) is a pretty terrific example of that. Whatâs in the suitcase? I want to know.
âBeing wrong is really just a form of wish-making, isnât it? Youâre fitting what you want of the world onto whatever evidence you have.â
âWhat if the heavens really do declare, and not deceptively lead us away from, Godâs glory?â
â[The Puritans] had a tendency to identify all racial others with satanic powers, satanic control.â
âFeeling resentful about being kicked in the bollocks is a far bigger sin than kicking someone in the bollocks.â
âThe alternative, of course, is that Ryanâs memory is fine and he shamelessly lies when it suits his purposes, but why be uncharitable? Letâs instead just assume that the poor congressman suffers from a terrible memory.â
âUntil you change, we will weaponize your ridiculous public figures and turn them against you.â
âYou got your crotch area and thatâs always good.â
âThe NRA has quietly made enforcing existing gun laws nearly impossible by sneaking gun deregulation into unrelated legislation.â
âIf conservatives want minorities to consider the Republican Party as a political home, theyâll have to begin by showing minorities they respect their right to vote.â
âThe Prison Industrial Complex continues to grow and grow and grow precisely because when very bad things happen we are all too happy to see the people responsible locked away and few of us ever consider the need to find better and more effective ways to deal with violence within communities.â
âAs soon as you crack your knuckles and open up a comments page, you just canceled your subscription to being a good person.â
âLet me put it like this: It doesnât actually make sense.â
âLike so many things with Prince, itâs a little nuts, a little silly, and at least a little amazing.â
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