Keep going America, you're doing great!
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Yeh but word origins are fascinating anyway.
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By a much bigger margin than the first time. After seeing what he did the first time. Triple wham.
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I’ve long wondered if we could ever rally humanity to a goal worthy of it’s efforts - above economics and nationalism and racism and colonialism - can humanity be galvanized to defend itself when the threat is made clear.
So far I’d say: Not likely.
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occupy haunts me - I don't think people realize how intricately the destruction of this movement was pursued.
So what do we have today: rage against your neighbor? conservatives are basically addicted to it. rage against a corporation or the healthcare system: that draws their gaze and the resources to prevent it are instantly rallied.
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We've done it before. Eradicating smallpox, eliminating CFCs to avoid carving chunks out of the ozone layer, globalizing the food supply to curb faminie, building and maintaining an international space station.
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valid points all.
None of them threatened the largest, politically manipulative interests, but maybe there is hope.
I want there to be I just don't really see it.