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As I child and pre-college man I always thought about the Winston Churchill quote that my dad told me ‘If You Are Not a Liberal When You Are Young, You Have No Heart, and If You Are Not a Conservative When Old, You Have No Brain.’ I no longer agree
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Anonymous 25w

This is just “fuck you, got mine” in flowery British people speak

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Anonymous 25w

It’s an anecdote to justify people losing their compassion as they age. You get to ignore all the problems of the world because you’re older and that is a shitty ideology

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Anonymous 25w

Would love to hear thoughts about this quote in relation to modern US politics

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 25w

in relation to modern us politics fuck winston churchill

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 25w

Agreed. I guess there isn’t much relevance. I just find it interesting how often I see that quote used, even within my political science courses in college, when I see no truth to it.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 25w

Thank you for this. Never saw it as this shitty excuse that it clearly is.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 25w

Wtf are you talking about

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 25w

Has a completely valid interpretation of the quote.

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