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Gary Weglarz's avatar

The "no one is safe - until everyone is safe" mantra clearly translates to - "No One is Stupid - Until EVERYONE is Stupid!"

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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

I think I finally understand what Yeats meant by “the worst / Are full of passionate intensity” thanks to this column. And why the best, like you, lack all conviction.

“This is the time of dime-store messiahs, tinpot tyrants, zealots, gurus, hustlers, hosers, scam artists, quacks, snake oil salesmen of every variety, fanatical revolutionary movements, new religions and political parties, and so on.”

It almost makes it worth living through these Apocalyptic times if it inspires incandescent prose like that. You’ve been cast in the role of a lifetime, CJ, and I for one am honored to witness the sparks zinging off your fulgurating mind.

P.S. “Keith Olbermann is no shrieking hatred” > Is “no” supposed to be “now”?

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