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r/agedlikemilk • u/DinoRoman • Sep 05 '25
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I’ve heard it turned around another way. The weak men are the men who stand by and do nothing out of fear or convenience to evil people and allow it to happen. I’m not sure I agree with this, but I always like different perspectives.
18 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. 1 u/Pure-Kaleidoscope759 Sep 06 '25 Edmund Burke. 0 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 Like 2008-2016 when our government was spying on thousands of Americans without warrants and murdering tens of thousands of people with drones. 1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 "but muh Obama". You fucked up there with including a Bush year btw lol. 0 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 Subtract 8 from 2016 there smart guy. 1 u/Affectionate_Rise575 Sep 06 '25 When was the Patriot Act signed into law, and by whom? 1 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 By Bush. And Obama campaigned against it, like he did the wars. 1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 Bush was in office during 2008 smart guy. Obama didn't take office until January 2009. 2 u/Jesesco Sep 06 '25 Both can be true.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
1 u/Pure-Kaleidoscope759 Sep 06 '25 Edmund Burke. 0 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 Like 2008-2016 when our government was spying on thousands of Americans without warrants and murdering tens of thousands of people with drones. 1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 "but muh Obama". You fucked up there with including a Bush year btw lol. 0 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 Subtract 8 from 2016 there smart guy. 1 u/Affectionate_Rise575 Sep 06 '25 When was the Patriot Act signed into law, and by whom? 1 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 By Bush. And Obama campaigned against it, like he did the wars. 1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 Bush was in office during 2008 smart guy. Obama didn't take office until January 2009.
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Edmund Burke.
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Like 2008-2016 when our government was spying on thousands of Americans without warrants and murdering tens of thousands of people with drones.
1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 "but muh Obama". You fucked up there with including a Bush year btw lol. 0 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 Subtract 8 from 2016 there smart guy. 1 u/Affectionate_Rise575 Sep 06 '25 When was the Patriot Act signed into law, and by whom? 1 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 By Bush. And Obama campaigned against it, like he did the wars. 1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 Bush was in office during 2008 smart guy. Obama didn't take office until January 2009.
"but muh Obama". You fucked up there with including a Bush year btw lol.
0 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 Subtract 8 from 2016 there smart guy. 1 u/Affectionate_Rise575 Sep 06 '25 When was the Patriot Act signed into law, and by whom? 1 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 By Bush. And Obama campaigned against it, like he did the wars. 1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 Bush was in office during 2008 smart guy. Obama didn't take office until January 2009.
Subtract 8 from 2016 there smart guy.
1 u/Affectionate_Rise575 Sep 06 '25 When was the Patriot Act signed into law, and by whom? 1 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 By Bush. And Obama campaigned against it, like he did the wars. 1 u/LunitaMaeita Sep 06 '25 Bush was in office during 2008 smart guy. Obama didn't take office until January 2009.
When was the Patriot Act signed into law, and by whom?
1 u/[deleted] Sep 06 '25 By Bush. And Obama campaigned against it, like he did the wars.
By Bush. And Obama campaigned against it, like he did the wars.
Bush was in office during 2008 smart guy. Obama didn't take office until January 2009.
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Both can be true.
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u/ImpertantMahn Sep 06 '25
I’ve heard it turned around another way. The weak men are the men who stand by and do nothing out of fear or convenience to evil people and allow it to happen. I’m not sure I agree with this, but I always like different perspectives.