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calimary

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2. That's a good one!
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 12:02 AM
Yesterday

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

That line—written by Frank Wilhoit—has become a popular aphorism to sum up the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of the modern Republican Party.

https://pylimitics.net/wilhoits-law/

I may have to use it in one of my Indivisible group's upcoming Call to Action emails!

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