Correct<\/a>. Laugh. Just don’t kill. Whatever you do, you must. not. kill.<\/p>\nIt’s time though. No more live-and-let-live. No more ambiguity. It’s time to push the abuse over the precipice in order to save people’s souls. It’s time to take sides. It’s time to speak Truth to power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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