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Sec Clinton has prowess
Mr Trump has prow
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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The crazy ideas may be sort of mutually exclusive. For example, believing somebody is an idiot and at the same time a super smart criminal mastermind are kind of difficult to hold in your tiny little brain at once. Not at all. The same person may be brilliant and cunning in some limited field and a childish dunce in some other aspects of life. A good example is John Wheeler, who was a genius in physics and General Relativity, but was infantile in his understanding of society and politics, who would believe whatever garbage the CIA and Military-Industrial Conspiracy fed him. .
Once, weapons were manufactured to fight wars; today, wars are manufactured to sell weapons
It is far easier to deceive folks than to convince them they are deceived
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when i was much younger, i considered the failures of our system of government and played with the idea we needed to take it down and build a better system.
Perhaps I should revisit those ideas (I quizzically ask myself)? If you did, you would provide an exception to the generally valid rule -- "NO ONE OVER 30 CAN BE TRUSTED".
Once, weapons were manufactured to fight wars; today, wars are manufactured to sell weapons
It is far easier to deceive folks than to convince them they are deceived
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The crazy ideas may be sort of mutually exclusive. For example, believing somebody is an idiot and at the same time a super smart criminal mastermind are kind of difficult to hold in your tiny little brain at once. Not at all. The same person may be brilliant and cunning in some limited field and a childish dunce in some other aspects of life. A good example is John Wheeler, who was a genius in physics and General Relativity, but was infantile in his understanding of society and politics, who would believe whatever garbage the CIA and Military-Industrial Conspiracy fed him. . The concept of idiot savant is an old one. Wheeler is a great example 
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Nice. I found a really good taco place in Des Moines on Pacific AV if you're interested.
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It can't get here fast enough. 
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Then reality sets in...  Mister Johnson said (not to be confounded with the late president) " Times of great crusades are times of unreality"
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
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I'm going to watch tonight's "Commander in Chief" forum on NBC (8 EDT). That will be the first in-depth questioning (30 minutes each) of Clinton and Trump in a public setting. Details.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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