Cyrus Draegur

Poly-Panro-Ace It/They
friendly neighborhood wholesome degenerate abomination from beyond the stars (mostly harmless™).
Atomic energy enthusiast. Architecture enjoyer. Mecha appreciator. Sci-Fi reader.
Winged caniform cybernetic biped techno-lich in its dreams.

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  • You stopped being a bad person when you grew sufficient empathy to feel bad about what you did.

    But your debt is not paid.

    Consider the bad person you no longer are as though they were a dependent in your charge. Everything they did is, rightly, an embarrassment of who you presently are.

    You will continue to be a good person as long as you work to make up for the things that your past self did.

    Not out of guilt, though:
    Out of gratitude that you’re no longer that person.









  • I imagine the conservatives in the US will be very pleased to see stories like this one.

    In fact, some of them have told me exactly what they wanted to see happen years ago, and described this exact scenario.

    Personally I had many other reasons to oppose the new administration and voted against it for those reasons; I didn’t really have a stake in this particular area of policy. I’m not pleased with anything the trump administration is doing, including this.

    People give up trying to migrate to the US and instead staying in the countries they’re from makes me wonder what knock-on effects it will have in those countries though. Will mortality rates increase? Will there be increased strife now that people have to fight in light of flight no longer being an option? They can no longer choose to peacefully remove themselves from the conflict.

    As a resident of the united states, I have considered the option of evacuating this place but have come to accept that it is not going to be an option for me. So I find myself wondering if I myself shall also be forced into violent conflict when/if I might have to defend my household from brownshirts, fully cognizant of the fact that I am outnumbered and outgunned and almost definitely not going to succeed in protecting my home without being overwhelmed and slain where I stand, nor taking nearly enough of them with me to make a difference in the long run.

    They don’t want to contend with violent gangs the local authorities are either unable or unwilling to stop? Well, I’m about to be in that situation too. Wish me luck.