Does the tree grow bent, because it wants to, or does it grow in the wind. The wind is strong, and the tree wants to grow.

No one put a gun to her head. he said

Does it take a gun to your head for you to act? Do you only do what you want: without direction, or restriction? How, since you are engaged in commerce, which is the bending of wills and wants to the service of power, of wealth.
Need is the gun. There need be no more coercion, just false hope. She may have thought she was being helped, not just used, again.

Consenting Adults

What is the special place, the moral ground, of being adults? When, what, who are adults? Is this everywhere the same?

It’s Not Illegal

Like the “adults” problem. Chewing gum in public is illegal in some countries. Girls driving cars is illegal in some countries.
Is your morality, your ethics based upon some state law book? How quickly can you change your response? I bet you can’t even change your driving habits, when the laws change.

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how dishonest can you get away with? how bad a world can you tolerate? what the fuck do you care about, other than the money of the moment. Need is the gun to her head. You just don’t see it, nor the one to your head.