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by mshake2 1247 days ago
"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth" - African proverb
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ohCh6zos 1247 days ago
I'm glad I don't believe in that proverb or I'd be much more guarded against out groups.
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MattPalmer1086 1247 days ago
Seems like a perfectly good proverb to me. It's saying don't create out groups that have no sympathy for you by excluding them from society. Not that you should increase your distrust of out groups!
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