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Johnathan Reale's avatar

It’s good that more people are showing courage, and part of what makes that courage possible for some is the prior courage of others. If the world we want is one where truth-telling is ubiquitous, then a real path to get there is celebrating even lesser acts of bravery instead of breaking out a tape measurer to figure out who was braver than whom. I’m not saying I can’t also empathize with Batya for wanting an honest accounting. She and all of us should want that. It’s deserved. But I’m still celebrating that more and more people are speaking up. When the outcome might be more merciful than just, it helps to remember that virtue, in the end, is its own reward.

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Toad Worrier's avatar

Well, here in Australia, it's already your birthday. So, Happy Birthday!

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