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[โ€“] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Agreed, he's an absolutely controversial, problematic figure. But he did have a few cool, meaningful things to say. We can acknowledge that, right? Maybe share the high points with each other, along with the cautionary tale of Dawkins? I'm sure the stroke didn't help things either.

Maybe things aren't always black and white. And people can do both good and bad things, even at the same time. People such as John Lennon and Ghandi leap to mind.

Yeah, regardless of who said these words, it's still thought-provoking