This is a good time to share this poem with everyone:
I saw them tearing a building down. A team of men in my hometown. With a heave and a ho and a yes yes yell, they swung a beam and a sidewall fell.
And I said to the foreman, "Are these men skilled?" "Like the ones you'd use if you had to build?"
And he laughed and said, "Oh no, indeed... the most common labor is all I need... for I can destroy in a day or two what takes a builder ten years to do."
So I thought to myself as I went on my way...
Which one of these roles am I willing to play?
Am I one who is tearing down as I carelessly make my way around? Or am I one who builds with care, in order to make the world a little better... because I was there?
anon
No one likes seeing their country destroyed. No one likes seeing their culture destroyed. No one likes seeing that which they've worked for destroyed.
This principle also applies to Voat.
Each of us is either a builder or a destroyer.
Choose your side, because I've chosen mine. Voat will support those who build.
Interpret this post however you'd like, because at it's root it is truth, but I'm posting this for those of us that need a reminder from time to time.
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FattestManOnMars ago
I like the post, Putts. Thanks. I worry about the nihilistic nature of some of those who post here. This might simply be a troll playground for some and they wouldn't care if it disappeared, but I know tons of us depend on this platform just to communicate with some damn normal human beings once in a while and frequent subverses we find incredibly helpful information on (sup /v/TraditionalWives). I'm a defender of free speech til the end (whatever happens then). I can barely stomach what I see going on at Reddit, Facebook, etc. Voat is something really special and I hope to not see it destroyed by a reckless few who can't even fathom the careful calculations and years of craftful maneuvers it took to make it the platform it is today.