The murderer had a plan that he failed to see through because of fear. Which would seem to be the opposite of courage, really.
"What kind of state governor would say about a 17-year-old "He didn't have the courage to commit suicide"?
The murderer had a plan that he failed to see through because of fear. Which would seem to be the opposite of courage, really.
Perhaps courage should be less binary, and more like sexuality: heterocourageous, homocourageous, bicourageous, acourageous, etc etc.
Because adding more alternatives provides the clarity of obfuscation, which helps us hide definitions and usages we find distasteful or upsetting.
It takes courage to see the courageousness in suicide, possibly.
The murderer had a plan that he failed to see through because of fear. Which would seem to be the opposite of courage, really.
Perhaps courage should be less binary, and more like sexuality: heterocourageous, homocourageous, bicourageous, acourageous, etc etc.
Because adding more alternatives provides the clarity of obfuscation, which helps us hide definitions and usages we find distasteful or upsetting.
It takes courage to see the courageousness in suicide, possibly.
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