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George McNeely's avatar

Oh, and I highly recommend Hitchens’ bio of Jefferson. Both informative and entertaining. Some great turns of phrase

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Cnorrander's avatar

One of the clearest explanations I’ve read yet about what is happening now to our country. Frightening, damming, and inspirational at the same time. Thank you.

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George McNeely's avatar

Great piece. Thank you.

An odd part is talking with people who don’t see it this way. All the blather about Biden having acted “autocratically” about student debt relief or the failed Afghanistan withdrawal. I note that no one is perfect and try to communicate that what is happening now is fundamentally different.

Amazing the responses I receive, usually just Fox twisted talking points. So depressing.

Keep writing!

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Daan Diederiks's avatar

Beautiful

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Mitch Wright's avatar

The center is truth.

The inalienable right is choice.

A republic, if we can keep it.

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Seth Kaplowitz's avatar

Clarity of vision! Believe in truth, not their narrative.

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Sally Gordon-Mark's avatar

You're not alone, Mike. I've never been afraid to speak out, I just wish I were in the US right now to fight for our democracy and our morality.

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Sally Gordon-Mark's avatar

What you’ve written here, I wish it were available and read by all Americans. In your eloquent and succinct style, you are spot on. Thank you, Mike. I’ll circulate it as much as possible and also translate it into French.

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John Bauscher's avatar

Excellent use of the word praxis. Not as a petty/pretty way of saying Praxis Project instead of Pabst Plan (read anthonymtung.com/excerpt-warsaw). Words and symbols used as tools for coding ripped from the context of philosophy and theology and then applied back into society as a power in communities of human beings is a fools game headed for disaster. Ramsey and Peirce will have their revenge. I hope the collateral damage will be minimal.

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Heidi Carpenter's avatar

I can envision this.

People, if you can, protest on April 19!

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Cindy's avatar

😢

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