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Justin Miller's avatar

Virtus is the deity depicted on the Seal of The Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Dan's avatar

“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men.

And, weak men create hard times.” (not sure who the quote belongs to)

Your age may give you an advantage Maxim

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Klaus Hubbertz's avatar

Nice thoughts indeed ...

But once the size of a community reaches a tipping-point at which personal accountability cannot be enforced any more by the public, the boundaries of virtue and vice shift ... The West is currently at this stage and no need to tell you into which direction it shifts ...

Mass-societies as we currently know them, are all slated to implode in utter chaos due to the vast majority of people having no basic skills; of which thinking and deciding for themselves in a sound manner is lacking entirely.

For the lucky few that DO have the skills, de-centralization or emigration into regions with lesser population-densities is the only resolve.

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Matt Smith's avatar

Sure. But matter where we are we always have a choice.

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Klaus Hubbertz's avatar

BINGO !!!👍👍👍

Stay and cave or leave and thrive !!!

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Lauran's avatar

Good read, and thoughts, Max! Life can be hard, but one learns from figuring out the dos and don'ts. When you have a large city, vice comes around. Lots to do, but mostly, the masses contribute nothing, and ask for welfare. There are good people, but they can be lazy. Best to keep to the conservative states, if you are going to live in the US. Denver and Oregon are done, ....run by liberals, and degenerates. Do not waste your time. I have been to both places and they are done, and destroyed. Go for the smaller cities.

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Matt Smith's avatar

Wokeness is concentrated in certain states, but vice is everywhere. Wherever we find ourselves, we have a choice. We need never abandon our integrity.

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RBS's avatar

I think you've got the right idea.

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