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		wkat4242 on Aug 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oregon decriminalized hard drugs – early results a... Exactly. Shame is abused way too much to enforce conformity. Anyone growing up in a Catholic society knows what I mean. Behavior if (and only if) it really needs correcting is better corrected by understanding the reasons behind it and helping each other.

ClumsyPilot on Aug 2, 2023 [–]

If your daughter was raped, she brought shame to your family and you must kill her. That’s a belief and is obviously abuse of shame.

Overall shame did more harm than good

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