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Michael Bloom's avatar

This is a superb rant by Chris Hedges whose politics are left of mine but who often, as in this article, spreads the blame evenly across the liberal-conservative spectrum. Ignoring some semantically slanted adjectives, this piece, as a whole, hits the nail on the head as to the decrepit state of "politics" in this country. Unfortunately, neither Chris nor me nor anyone else seems to know exactly what to do about this mess. In the end, I'd say that each of us individually has to push forward and speak out and act in favor of actions that we know in our hearts to be right, just, and of the most benefit to the most people. I applaud Chris Hedges for doing that.

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forceOfHabit's avatar

"Trump may be finished politically, but the political and social decay that created Trump remains."

Trump is the symptom, not the disease.

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