On the one hand... infinite nuance and fluidity, a reliance on poststructural theory...
On the other hand, absolute, dogmatic moral certainty.
I cannot understand how you can have it both ways.
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An example of a similar cognitive dissonance might be Mother Teresa. I read that she had doubts about the existence of god, etc... On the other hand, no doubts enter her mind about the Church's teachings on birth control.
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We have slogan in our liberal town: keep Lawrence weird. The same friends of mine who approve of this slogan also think that it is a productive strategy to call Trump and Vance "weird." Well, can you do that volte-face so quickly and easily? It was explained to me that this is just a different kind of weirdness. On their side, it is evil. On our side, it is cute and quirky.
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