{"id":2758,"date":"2022-01-08T12:46:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T20:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/truth-causes-feeling-hurt\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T20:46:20","slug":"truth-causes-feeling-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/truth-causes-feeling-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth causes feeling hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The two party system is still arguing about the public square. Seems there are two sides to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoplifting. Any takers?\ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People want kids in school as long as they don\u2019t teach them anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can have your college course on nihilism as long as you don\u2019t teach them kids nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two party system is still arguing about the public square. Seems there are two sides to it. Shoplifting. Any takers?\ufffc People want kids in school as long as they don\u2019t teach them anything. 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