Seems to me that folks like to imagine themselves as being somehow superior to everything else that walks, crawls, flies and swims under the sky.

They seem to believe that all that's ever been invented, designed, built or destroyed translates into some kind of moral superiority; Might makes Right.

You wanna know if I think people are fundamentally good or bad? It's a redundant question. Meaningless. You might as well ask me if squirrels are good, or whether eagles are bad.

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Okay... thanks(?)

Get mad, I guess. I'm ain't really one for getting even, but I can sure hold a grudge.

[Then I surpress that anger, push it right down and let it stew unhealthily in my gut until it eventually presents as internalised self-doubt and anger issues.]

It's been a while, but that would probably have been my Momma.

...To tell you the truth, I can't think of anyone else I'd have cause to say it to anyhow.