If a phrase has had half of itself amputated, it’s almost always so right wing people can use it as a bullshit justification. Also looking at you Blood is Thicker Than Water.
Just dismissing criminals in your midst as “bad apples” misses the point. The phrase is meant to say you need to find and get rid of those apples before their corruption spreads to the rest of the barrel.
If a phrase has had half of itself amputated, it’s almost always so right wing people can use it as a bullshit justification. Also looking at you Blood is Thicker Than Water.
Like “one bad apple spoils the barrel”
Just dismissing criminals in your midst as “bad apples” misses the point. The phrase is meant to say you need to find and get rid of those apples before their corruption spreads to the rest of the barrel.
The Blood of the Covenant is thicker than the Water of the Womb.