On a skim of the article I didn't see mentioned: he once briefly kidnapped the young son of a slave owner to prove a point about stealing people from their parents. Also he was a pretty decent early feminist. Also he refused to ride horses because they were treated cruelly. And he also didn't eat meat! Dude would've fit in pretty well around here probably.
If anyone wants more cool Quaker content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Universal_Friend
People here would call him an adventurist and say he wasn't doing enough like they did Aaron Bushnell
Bushnell was an adventurist, though
Quakers seem to have a pretty decent hit rate when it comes to producing decent people.
I love the PUF! I've always wondered wether the slur "poof" came from the PUF. I know that's an odd thing to bring up, but how often do you get to talk about them?
They also had a pretty high hit rate of being the most exploitative and mean factory owners in England which Marx is quite delighted to point out the hypocrisy of. Remember your religion and your professed values don’t make you a good or bad person, your actions do.
Ah damn. Christopher Walken was very cool as a Quaker in 7 psychopaths though
Richard Nixon being a Quaker is always a fun fact
I've always wondered wether the slur "poof" came from the PUF
I really doubt it, but I'm definitely going to start asserting this lol
Hearing about people like him and John Brown restores my faith in humanity a bit.
The Dollop did a great episode on him, for anyone who wants to know more about him.
Ben Lay was goblin mode. Ben Lay was the dirtbag left of his time. Ben Lay was morally unbesmirched.
Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.
No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer
Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.