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Many people would parse this as "I'll listen to you, but only if you behave how I see fit." Their response would be that they definitely don't have to ask you
by archagon 11y ago
Many people would parse this as "I'll listen to you, but only if you behave how I see fit."
Their response would be that they definitely don't have to ask you for permission to speak up.
- drumdance 11y agoAnd they would parse it wrong. I'm not asking them to behave how I see fit. I'm asking them to behave like adults. MLK behaved like an adult while his oppressors behaved like animals. That's what gave him the moral high ground.