Whataboutism and fun Latin phrases
Disgruntled Philosopher
Russia is invading Ukraine and brutalizing the people, BUT DID YOU KNOW ABOUT US IMPERIALISM?! Qatar used slave labor that resulted in thousands of deaths of their workers, BUT DID YOU KNOW THE WEST PROFITS OFF SLAVE LABOR AS WELL?! Iran is evil, BUT DID YOU KNOW...that all these are excuses for inaction and only help those in power? Whataboutism, it's all the rage for those who want to live their lives free of accountability.
Please Exit Through the Rear Doors
Disgruntled Philosopher
Around 2018, while living in New York, it occurred to me: I was finally free. Having grown up in a strict, conservative, evangelical culture I always had a gnawing sense of guilt, a belief that there was someone out there watching me. But for whatever reason, I came to the realization around the end of 2018 that I was alone, and that feeling was freeing. It's not that I stopped believing in God at that point (that would happen a few short years later in 2021), more that I no longer felt burdened by his existence.