Calling it the “Old Testament” is like calling Dracula “The Old Twilight”
“Parents say it takes a village but they never want to listen to the villagers.”
– some whiny meme
By definition, the entire village raises the children. If you’re not taking equal part, you’re just a stranger with an opinion.
Tell me I’m not gonna make it, because only spite is gonna keep me going now
The only thing you should ever say to someone telling you an uncorroborated bigoted conspiracy theory is: “What did you do to those kids? You know what I’m talking about. We all know.”, and refuse to change the subject.
No one whose world is built on hearsay and anecdote will ever acknowledge a debunking; they’ll just double down on their “secret knowledge” and insist you’re “falling for the coverup”. The only viable game is to put them on the other side of their own fallacy.
What I appreciate about True Blood’s Eric is how he has no idea he’s not the protagonist
