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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Charles de Gaulle

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

Confucius

It's interesting how a bunch of American Christians see the only one as a saviour who, purely because of his Nazism, vanity and greed, should there be a hell, gets a free ticket to hell just for that.

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the Antichrist with unnaturally dyed hair the colour of hellfire*

The beast was authorised to make great speeches and blaspheme God in the process. It was allowed to exert its influence for 42 months. 6 When the beast opened its mouth, it insulted God. It mocked his name, his sanctuary and all who dwell in heaven. 7 The beast was allowed to fight against people,...**

* The authors were completely possessed for 4 minutes when they translated it, but after they confessed and an exorcism was performed, they were able to return to athletic faithlessness.

** However, this really comes from one of the many Bibles. For those who really believe and have no idea of Bible history there are really many Bible translations and summaries in a new version.

In addition, the hotel Bible is donated by the constructor of the hotel.

The good ol’ days.

I'm on a Fran Lebowitz kick and rewatched "Pretend It's a City." I looked up if there were any other documentaries, and I was happy to hear there was another called "Public Speaking." But now, I'm learning said doc is no longer streaming anywhere. Streaming services are making an excellent case for piracy. Thanks, HBO, for reminding me that your goal will never be to archive and make accessible films and shows. Anyone out there making backups is doing the Lord's work because if streaming services had it their way, we'd have much more lost media.