stackyFACTSTaking incredibly deep empathy to absolute extremes, this fierce philosopher decided she simply could not consume more food than the strictly limited rations given to highly oppressed citizens during massive global conflict.
Taking incredibly deep empathy to absolute extremes, this fierce philosopher decided she simply could not consume more food than the strictly limited rations given to highly oppressed citizens during massive global conflict. Despite being entirely safe in a different country and severely ill, she refused basic nourishment out of intense moral stubbornness, completely starving herself to prove a massive philosophical point.
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