There is no bad weather. Only bad clothing." Old Viking proverb

"Confronting Authoritarianism and Organizing Resistance: Case studies and lessons learned" (Policy/collection page). commonslibrary.org/confronting-...
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Suspicious about the effects of postmodernity on the republic...in crisis, the Republicans' instinct is to go back to the origins. Would not postmodernity undo this? If we believe the postmodernists, the West, c. 1982, was incapable of sustaining a discourse of origins and representations anymore.

"I love the man that can smile in trouble-that can gather strength from distress, & grow brave by reflection. It is the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, & whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death." Tom Paine, "American Crisis I" 1776

If political violence can never be justified, & revolution is a form of political violence, then revolution can never be justified; if revolution can never be justified, then the American revolution was not legitimate. But that's nonsense. So there must be cases of justified political violence.

The old passport had the following quotation:
"We send thanks to all the Animal life in the world. They have many things to teach us as people. We are glad they are still here and we hope it will always be so." (Excerpt from the Thanksgiving Address, Mohawk version).
Why was this quotation removed?

And higher, higher yet the vapors roll:
Triumph is the noblest impulse of the soul!
Then like a lamb whose silvery robes are shed,
The fleecy piles dissolved in dew drops spread;
Or gently waft to the realms of rest,
Find a sweet welcome in the Father’s breast.

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Could it be that the presidency of #NectarineNero is a good thing? Could it be that this crisis leads the vast majority of non-racist, hard-working, kind, honest, diverse, helpful, compassionate people of America to recover themselves as Citizens, recapture the aspiration to a democratic republic?