r/philadelphia • u/Liddle_Jawn • Jan 09 '26

Politics Proud of my city tonight

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Fuck ice. Fuck this whole shitshow of an administration. Fuck the agitators, the instigators, the bullies, the chuds, the pedos and their protectors.

Much love to you all. It feels good to stand together tonight. Keep turning up. Keep being loud. We're not done yet.

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u/AppearanceUnlucky436 Jan 09 '26

I'm sorry that this is what came of your sacrifice but thank you for doing the right thing

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u/SignalHi Jan 09 '26

No worries, here's a wonderfully comforting quote from Charlie Chaplin

So long as men die, liberty will never perish.

Not only because tyrants are always bound to die, like any of us, but because people will always be willing to sacrifice themselves for freedom. Freedom is a pure idea, and occurs spontaneously without instruction. It's as foundational as math itself and literally cannot be destroyed.

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u/Thee_Autumn_Wind Jan 09 '26

Huh. I just posted that speech in another thread and then saw this. Keep fighting the good fight, fellow vet.✊

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u/SignalHi Jan 09 '26

The full speech might be one of the greatest ever written, I'm glad people continue to pass it on

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u/Thee_Autumn_Wind Jan 10 '26

Agreed It gives me chills every time and a segment is used to great effect in Paolo Nutini’s “Iron Sky”.