im reading timequake by vonnegut.
i think my understanding of the basic human condition is lacking something. I can't think of a single event throughout history that, when i heard about it, didnt make me think "well, why didnt they just move?"
i mean, why didnt they just move? surely, no matter how bad things get, one has the option of simply turning around and walking in the opposite direction. odds are you'll find someone sympathetic enough to help you get on your feet somewhere else. is that naive? i dont think so. and even if it is, id rather die walking away from bullshit than because of it (bullshit could refer to anything from the spanish inquisition, the holocaust, the rwandan genocide, the native american genocide, being a woman almost anywhere before 19... lets say 75, etc). i am one hundred percent convinced that where theres a will, theres a way.
maybe thats why i have so much trouble seeing consequences. it'll never be that bad, and if it is, exeunt all players from the stage
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