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+    <title>Case against symbolism</title>
+    <name>case-against-symbolism</name>
+    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:30:53 GMT</pubDate>
+    <file>articles/case-against-symbolism.xml</file>
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+  <item>
     <title>Better names</title>
     <name>better-bames</name>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:58:05 GMT</pubDate>
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+  <h2>Whats going on</h2>
+  <p>
+    So the old fat orangutan wants flag burning bye bye. Before this there was
+    10 commandments in schools, pride flag in government building ban... What
+    is a flag you may ask. Well its a blanket (not a very comfortable one
+    either) with colors and shapes on it. There are many things you can do with
+    a blanket even a uncomfortable one. Use it to stay warm if you have no
+    other option, use it as a rag for motor oil, use it to keep grass off your
+    ass at the park... With all these options what do people do with flags?
+    They hang them on a pole just begging to get rained on. They do it to show
+    what nation, political faction, community... they belong to. Same goes for
+    similar items. Every christian already knows the 10 commandment. They have
+    them in a book, they can find it on a search engine, they can ask their
+    gramdma... yet some christians feel the need to display them in large
+    letters for all to see including those (me) who consider it visual
+    pollution and arent going to mesmerize them regardless. They even often
+    bother to carve them on stones that look like tomb stones. Guess its canon
+    or something. They even want to force them into schools. These entitled
+    fucks want everything to be christian don't they. Fucking christ this and
+    christ that.
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>The pointless waste symbolism is</h2>
+  <p>
+    When I was a little tiny child I thought people in governments
+    were talking about boring but important things like economics. We have a
+    housing crisis going on if you werent aware. Work places are getting rid of
+    highly skilled employees by the thousands all the time. Medical bills are
+    way too pricy. People in government are talking about these issues right?
+    Na, they are trying to prevent a flag from getting burned. Because of fire
+    safety? Wrong again, there were already laws for that silly. They in
+    general think the group they align themselves with should not be
+    disrespected and believe anyone who commits a act of disrespect should be
+    punished with legal action. They also think it should only work one way
+    because they are entitled fucks. Dam christians. They also think flags that
+    don't align with them should forcefully be bye byed with legal action.
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>When action means nothing</h2>
+  <p>
+    What is all of this you may ask. Its symbolism. Why do something if you can
+    symbolize things? Harm people under the american flag? perfectly ok. Feed
+    ducks in the park under a nazi or dare I even say communist flag? Your now
+    officially labeled a terrorist by the NSA, FBI, CIA, and department of
+    defense. Under the weighted flag of symbolism symbols carry more meaning
+    than actions. Murder and murder with intent are two separate things. Doing
+    a action may vary on its legal status depending if you plan to insight
+    violence or not. Better not feed people normal food with the intent of
+    causing them to die sooner from lots of unhealthy fats. Under this system
+    better stick to feeding people poison with the intent their body might work
+    differently making poison good for them. How does the legal system measure
+    intent? Quite simple, a shot in the dark! Sure it may be wrong
+    sometimes. May be wrong half the time. May be wrong most the time as far as
+    we know but a broken clock is right twice a day. AKA pretty dam close to
+    correct as far as legal systems are concerned. Reminds me of another
+    issue. Why is it that the law is more concerned with arresting someone than
+    arresting the correct person? Symbolism. A crime cant happen without
+    someone going to jail. Cant find the correct person throw someone else in
+    their place. Kind of like when you are trying to sleep but need to pee and
+    dont want to get out of bed so you send someone else to pee for you. Unlike
+    silly brains the legal system not only thinks up these thoughts but rolls
+    with them.
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>Dam christians</h2>
+  <p>
+    Christians go crazy over symbols. Massive christian sects have split
+    arguing over symbols and how they should be used. Some worship them like
+    god is right there. Others destroy them claiming the symbols contain
+    satan. What happened to spreading jesus? Didnt jesus feed people and tell
+    people to treat each other with kindness? Havent ever spent much time with
+    a bible in my hands but I dont think jesus dedicated so much time and
+    energy into symbols when there were people in need of real help.
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>When progressive ideas are reduced to a symbol</h2>
+  <p>
+    <b>Sarcasm warning!</b>
+    <br />
+    Defend the freedom and liberty of lgbtq+? Na, liberals only care about the
+    colors. Actually stop racial inequality? Na, just tell a few white guys to
+    feel shameful and call the problem fixed. What about womens freedom and
+    liberty? Put a few women in leadership positions to symbolize change. You
+    know what, I feel society have gotten so much better ever since a few
+    progressive symbols were put up in a few places. I think the issue is we
+    dont have enough of those. Isnt this wonderful? Actually arguing economics,
+    freedom, and liberty is completely removed from the political
+    framework. All you can do is argue for things that symbolize those. We are
+    truly fighting wars with cardboard cutouts of guns. Better not pull out the
+    cardboard cutout of a nuke! Real progressive ideas been labeled too
+    dangerous. New ideas and ways of thinking may change the fabric of space
+    and time. Better just stick to cardboard cutouts.
+  </p>
+</article>