Cancer is bullshit.
I say that a lot.
When your life has been impacted by this insidious disease, the view shifts from sorrow and sadness to anger. Pure fury.
At least for me. Sometimes.
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Two nights into the 2020 Democratic National Convention, more Republicans have given speeches than Democratic Socialists. Given the party’s clear strategy—even in its more opaque moments—it isn’t surprising the firebrand wing of the party is all but banished from the big stage.
But it still feels pretty gross.
And listen, I get it. Winning come November takes precedent over all else. Gotta have it. If 45 takes this one, it’s all over—if it isn’t already.
Isn’t there more to it, though? Like, isn’t the object to govern in a way that fits a certain set of ideals? To help the greatest number of people? To put a dent in American history, if not the universe?
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This is a question I’m seeing a lot. It’s one people gravitate towards. I don’t like property destruction being the focus—or even a large part—of the conversation around this, but it is. It comes up a lot, even in my family’s own group text thread, a source of much political discord.
How would you feel? What would you do?
What would you think if it was your business getting trashed in the middle of an economy-crushing pandemic?
Well, I’d have a lot of questions.
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