Are we gonna “ride or die” all the way to regional war or worse?
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(Cross posted from Blackgirlinmaine, my blog) Look, I understand the “ride or die” concept. There are people who have my back or whose back I watch over who qualify as ride-or-die—either the way they feel toward me, me toward them, or both. But like so many sentiments and philosophies, when it’s taken to a certain point, it loses positive meaning and becomes toxic and destructive. If you’re “ride or die” with your buddy and during a road trip they decide to drag you along for an interstate robbery spree, are you going to keep riding all the way to prison or death? If so, what does that say about you?
Are we gonna “ride or die” all the way to regional war or worse?
Are we gonna “ride or die” all the way to…
Are we gonna “ride or die” all the way to regional war or worse?
(Cross posted from Blackgirlinmaine, my blog) Look, I understand the “ride or die” concept. There are people who have my back or whose back I watch over who qualify as ride-or-die—either the way they feel toward me, me toward them, or both. But like so many sentiments and philosophies, when it’s taken to a certain point, it loses positive meaning and becomes toxic and destructive. If you’re “ride or die” with your buddy and during a road trip they decide to drag you along for an interstate robbery spree, are you going to keep riding all the way to prison or death? If so, what does that say about you?