RE: Kings and the Soaps, a freewrite

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No matter how hard I try to write a simple fictional story, I veer back

It was Brecht who said he didn't want his audience to,“Hang up their brains with their hats in the cloakroom”, as they entered the theater. You are that rare breed of person whose brains insist on working, no matter the prompt :))

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Well that does not suck to be told that! Thanks!

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Well said, @agmoore!

This morning I re-read some things about Socrates, the wise man assassinated for his political opinions.

The death of Socrates remains a powerful symbol of the tension between the pursuit of truth, societal norms, and governance. The event underscores the potential risks of unyielding commitment to one's beliefs and the pursuit of philosophical truths, especially when they challenge societal conventions.

You have the courage and honesty to confront illusions, delusions, idiotic beliefs, and popular misconceptions. Maybe it's like Don Quixote tilting at windmills, or maybe it's more like St. George slaying dragons - I think of you as a dragon slayer, @owasco. Here, there be dragons,

Ok, gotta look it up:

"Here be dragons " (Latin: hic sunt dracones) is a phrase used to indicate dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of a medieval practice of putting illustrations of dragons, sea monsters and other mythological creatures on uncharted areas of maps where potential dangers were thought to exist...

"Fight the good fight" - what, nobody thinks we need to think about what this familar phrase means? I'm here to dig deeper and share what I find, even if most people wish I wouldn't. You're not one of those people, though, so here goes.

To fight the good fight is to do the right thing and to try to get others to do the same. It comes from the Christian religion, so it is deeply rooted in morality and evangelism. Someone who is fighting the good fight is working tirelessly to try and make good choices and help others.
(That's you, Owasco!)
This person wants to improve the world ...

Ah, but most people do not want to be challenged.
Don't want their beliefs questioned.
Don't want to make CHANGES in their thinking or their habits.

St. George, sharpen your sword!"
--Or not:

The phrase (fight the good fight) is not meant to be taken literally, however, as there is no actual fighting taking place. Rather, fighting the good fight is working hard to accomplish one’s goal of bettering humanity.

(Catholic apologists also say "We don't ask you to check your brains at the door.")

Critical thinking is a scarce commodity.

THANK YOU Owasco for your freewrites! For your honesty, for your efforts to better our world!

*Socrates was widely hated in Athens, mainly because he regularly embarrassed people by making them appear ignorant and foolish. He was also an outspoken critic of democracy, which Athenians cherished ... he did reject the city’s gods and he did inspire disrespect for authority among his youthful followers (though that was not his intention). He was accordingly convicted and sentenced to death by poison.

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