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Nothing makes my skin crawl like the phrase

Posted on: May 31, 2021 at 16:48:18 CT

ummmm MU

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"for the greater good".

It is completely undefinable among a large group of people, and prone to myriad subjective interpretations and re-interpretations.

Edited by ummmm at 16:51:17 on 05/31/21

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Happy Memorial Day - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 16:23:33

And smug ones(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/31 16:53:44

Do you say Happy Memorial Day - mizzoumurfkc KC - 5/31 16:43:17

Of course. Why would you not?(nm) - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 16:53:13

That figures - mizzoumurfkc KC - 5/31 17:12:37

Sure, why not? (nm) - Outsider MU - 5/31 16:49:08

Because it's not a happy day for them... - mizzoumurfkc KC - 5/31 17:10:11

People remember loved ones they’ve lost in various ways(nm) - Sal CMSU - 5/31 17:54:39

It’s also a day of celebration and honor. Do you not - Outsider MU - 5/31 17:14:51

It is not about being happy anyone died - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 17:13:14

Could you explain the "sacrifice" part? - Ace AU - 5/31 16:37:24

Human sacrifices to the religion of statism(nm) - El-ahrairah BAMA - 5/31 18:07:37

Expected from a selfish soul(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 5/31 16:56:10

Jeez, you are a genuine dik head (nm) - Outsider MU - 5/31 16:51:27

you are not ‘genuinely asking’ - Spanky KU - 5/31 16:44:51

To sacrifice is to give up something of value for a - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 16:43:11

i see those as risks of the job. Most of us have jobs. Some - Ace AU - 5/31 17:25:38

A risk can most certainly involve sacrifice - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 18:11:53

No, they are not mutually exclusive. But using the cliche of - Ace AU - 5/31 18:16:38

Nothing makes my skin crawl like the phrase - ummmm MU - 5/31 16:48:18

"for the greater good"...4tigs sounds like a socialist(nm) - tigerdb MU - 5/31 17:12:12

Because you don’t understand collective purpose, - Spanky KU - 5/31 16:57:37

We're all in this together, huh? (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:08:15

We are a society, not an individual.(nm) - Spanky KU - 5/31 17:25:09

A Great Society. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:29:44

Just a society(nm) - Spanky KU - 5/31 17:34:37

Guilty as charged. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:00:05

I know. I didn’t editorialize on the correctness of your - Spanky KU - 5/31 17:09:09

And yet most of us seem to get it and - Outsider MU - 5/31 16:56:38

I don't understand its usage, for the reasons I just noted. - ummmm MU - 5/31 16:59:38

As I said, many of us know what and why - Outsider MU - 5/31 17:02:50

And you have other groups of people pursuing their own - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:10:09

I find that a bit excessive - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 16:54:07

Exactly, to each his/her own. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/31 16:57:14

I must assume you cringe if wedding vows include - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 17:16:32

People don't get married for the greater good, and if they - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:22:24

They pledge to remain together for better or worse - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 17:27:00

Yes, it is a declaration of the individual. It is an express - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:29:13

So you don't see that vow as to the other person, but as the - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 17:31:47

No, that's not what I said Cathy Newman. (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:33:00

So if I say my church is doing something for the greater - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 17:34:36

Once again, you are using local situations with voluntary - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:37:26

Where did I ever do that? - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 17:40:15

In this thread. Your OP talked about individuals making - ummmm MU - 5/31 17:46:57

He did not ask about sacrifice tied only to this example of - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 5/31 17:52:44

Also, I understand that you tried to tie the broad concept - ummmm MU - 5/31 18:51:38

He completely believes in central authority - meatiger MU - 5/31 18:59:40

Any conservative who has lamented the insane - ummmm MU - 5/31 19:07:22

MAGA was completely about the greater good - meatiger MU - 5/31 20:38:32

He asked you for an explanation of your use of the term in - ummmm MU - 5/31 18:46:00

thanks, *M* (nm) - pickle MU

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HOLY FAKE TITS, BATMAN PENIS!!! ROLL TIDE!!!!! - Tigrrrr! MU

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