• UncleArthur@lemmy.world
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    I believe the actual Oscar Wilde quote is:

    “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”

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      For people who haven’t read Oscar Wilde, if you like witty dialogue in your stories, Wilde is top tier, and I think that’s underselling him.

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          I am admittedly mostly gushing over The Picture of Dorian Gray, which is absolutely a must read, but the other one that comes to mind is his play, The Importance of Being Earnest.

          Edit: Oh, somebody else replied with it first. Well, I’m honestly stymied. I guess I haven’t read as much Wilde as I thought I had, because I’m looking at his Wikipedia page and not seeing a lot of things I know. But it turns out according to Wikipedia that Earnest is his fourth “drawing-room play”, “following Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), A Woman of No Importance (1893) and An Ideal Husband (1895)”. So, I think I’ll check those out pretty soon. I can’t imagine they would disappoint, but I guess I’ll find out.

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    I may not celebrate deaths, but I do watch some obituaries with glee.

    This is definitely one of them. Real “reap what you sow” vibes.

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    i wonder if he survived, would he have changed his position on guns?

    if the shooting left him in pain for life, would he still be pushing 2A as hard…

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    3 months ago

    If you think things are going to be better after today, you’re delusional.

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      Every bit helps, and everyone knows these racist, mentally unwell and hellbound assholes are cowards, so it might be enough to dissuade potential Kirks. Having said that, seeing all these English flags over here (very loud dog whistles for racism) makes me feel like nothing will change in the West (or at least in the Anglo-Saxon/Germanic West) in the short term. 😭

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      Honestly, fuck no. Great, Kirk is dead now. He will be replaced by 10 new sycophants and will become a martyr in no time.

      What has this accomplished?

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      Better vibe? The president has already put a bullseye on the “left”. I feel they wanted something like this so they can escalate the attacks on US cities.