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‘If You Don’t Pay Your Taxes, I Want to See You Hurt’

A conversation with a normie serves as an important reminder (DN 4.YZ)

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Christopher Cook
Aug 05, 2025
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I was at a party a couple of weeks ago, and I ended up in a disturbing conversation with a normie. I won’t say who. It was someone intelligent. Someone decent and civilized. Someone whom I know well.

I know some of you do not like the term “normie,” and I understand why. Nonetheless, it is useful and highly recognizable shorthand for someone who generall…

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