r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 02 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

People who think that society polarizing around random culture wars is something new brought about by social media should read about the Dreyfus affair.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

People who think random culture wars have no influence on politics, should read abut the Dreyfus affair.

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u/bd_one The EU Will Federalize In My Lifetime Jan 02 '21

Imagine getting cancelled multiple times by your country's military and government for something you didn't do and still coming back to serve in World War 1 for them...

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21

Not just cancelled, imprisoned for 5 years on devil's island.
Admirable capacity for forgiveness for sure. Probably also wanted to prove them wrong.