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Diogenes Club | E22 - Let's Keep Talking About It

The power of impact over intent.

This conversation is entirely about impact vs intent — and taking ownership and accountability for that impact no matter the intent.

Intelligent humaning is the refusal to outsource accountability onto others, and the discipline to live with the consequences of your actions and values.

So we are owning that accountability.


As we end the discussion, we point out a serious attack on the disabled Veteran community — specifically targeting the VFW.

Please, read the articles posted by Elizabeth Hartman and Kristofer Goldsmith:

All Due Respect
EXCLUSIVE: Rep Mike Bost Asked VA to Pull VFW's Accreditation
“Every veteran has the right to an opinion — even a radical one.” — Mike Bost, 2021…
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On Offense with Kris Goldsmith
Republicans Seek to Strip VFW of Its Ability to Help Disabled Veterans Over Protest T-Shirt
Last week, I published a video and Substack post explaining why House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost accused the Veterans of Foreign Wars of promoting political violence over its Honor the Contract campaign…
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