At some point you have to understand that rule-following & morality are not the same thing, & that sometimes rule-following is fucking evil.
If rule-following is what keeps you from doing anything to...
I was a rule-follower. The ultimate rule-follower. So fucking pious, always listening to the "wisdom of my elders."
Then one day I had to make a choice: follow the rules & sacrifice a friend to the "godly authority" of her abusive parents or make my own decision to do what *I* knew was right & tell her I would stand by her & back her up NO MATTER WHAT.
Then one day I had to make a choice: follow the rules & sacrifice a friend to the "godly authority" of her abusive parents or make my own decision to do what *I* knew was right & tell her I would stand by her & back her up NO MATTER WHAT.
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