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Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Desiring the Good of those who you disagree with

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O. Alan Noble
Sep 20, 2022
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It is a sad truth that some people really don’t want us to have nice things. They want nice things for themselves and people they identify with, but they actively desire the worst for people who they dislike or who they see as toxic. And the worst part is, “they” are often “us.”

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