Being against evil doesn’t make you good. Tonight I was against it and then I was evil myself. I could feel it coming just like a tide… I just want to destroy them. But when you start taking pleasure in it you are awfully close to the thing you’re fighting.
–Islands in the Stream (started in 1950 but published in 1970) Ernest Hemingway
Be good for goodness’ sake
Don’t be defined by what you’re not
Your friend is one that loves you
A mutual enemy makes you friends not
Be good for goodness’ sake
Don’t on a band wagon sit
For virtue is not signalled
It is what is lived!
Padre
Padre's Ramblings 
I agree with those last lines completely! Not a big fan of virtue signaling.
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Many people have lived completely false lives trying to fit in here or there. I’m glad you chose that quote to write to. I was hoping someone would.
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Fantastic writing!
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Cancel culture … virtue signaling … body shaming … all of it! What have we become? Great write.
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True and I agree.
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Beautifully said! 💝
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