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Thunderbeast

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16. The division has been with us since the 18th Century
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 10:01 AM
Sep 2021

Power politics, fraud, and media lies are part of our political culture.

Jefferson and Hamilton published scathing lies about each other in anonymous pamphlets.

Presidential elections have been settled in backroom deals that did not follow the voters will.

As we seek "our better angels" in politics, it is best to recognize that since the revolution, the politics of race and bigotry have loomed large over the polity.

Doing "the right thing" has always lost to opportunistic power grabs.

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