snek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoThe people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down18
arrow-up1295arrow-down1message-squareThe people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.snek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squaredukemirage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·18 hours agoReminds me of that quote „one who isn‘t leftwing in youth is heartless, one who isn’t rightwing when an adult is thoughtless“ (say only old men that smell their own farts)
minus-squareNannerBanner@literature.cafelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 hours agoWow, I was coming here to say it was a churchill quote, but apparently it not only wasn’t him, but it wasn’t a few dozens others it’s been attributed to: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/24/heart-head/
Reminds me of that quote „one who isn‘t leftwing in youth is heartless, one who isn’t rightwing when an adult is thoughtless“ (say only old men that smell their own farts)
Wow, I was coming here to say it was a churchill quote, but apparently it not only wasn’t him, but it wasn’t a few dozens others it’s been attributed to: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/24/heart-head/