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UpInArms

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2. They want me to do things that I think are right.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 07:36 AM

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No, asshole, they don’t want you to do things that you “think” are right.

They want you to do the right things. Not let people off the hook for their crimes because you have no spine.

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