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When Totalitarianism Comes, Will You Do the Right Thing?

It's not easy when survival is on the line…

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Christopher Cook
Jan 03, 2024
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I recently read something disturbing: When a person is about to drown, he will use any means possible to get to the surface…including pushing down on another person in order to get leverage to swim up. This reaction is so instinctive that he will even do it to a loved one.

I certainly hope none of us ever gets to put this to the test, but it does match r…

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