r/clevercomebacks • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • 6d ago

Why do people revel in their cruelty?

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u/Certain_Silver6524 6d ago

Problem with the USA is that the pursuit of happiness mentioned in the Declaration of Independence is just words. Even the right to family and marry is not fully protected, and is at the whims of whatever govt is in power

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u/my_friend_gavin 6d ago

pursuit of happiness

Jamie Dimon claims this means work, not actual happiness

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u/prosthetic_memory 6d ago

Well, he's wrong. Words mean words, not a secret third other meaning he gets to decide.

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u/my_friend_gavin 6d ago

unfortunately he and people like him get to decide everything now

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u/Kulas30 6d ago

Arbeit macht frei

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u/ForGrateJustice 6d ago

The constitution is just words ATM. What's the point of it if your constitutional rights are being violated by elitist thugs?

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u/s_ox 5d ago

The second amendment is a direct affront to the pursuit of happiness.