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[LeonidPlanck]

So, I’m the son of an OG politician. As a rule I don’t talk politics or religion. There’s no point, I learned that long ago.

But this isn’t politics anymore. This is math. A game of chess. It’s a fucking pathetic game where governing is no longer important - the only prize is winning.

Winning what? Applause from a bunch of [whatever]? What’s the trophy? It’s about leading a nation and we dumbed ourselves down enough to give that job to a guy who literally ran pageants with little girls.

The job should be like my last job - as a teacher - derived not from power but from passion. A desire not to be pretty or remembered but to provide. Nobody remembers me, but I remember every single student who went on to become revolutionary scientists, doctors fighting for women’s rights in Central America and Africa and fellow professors across the world. I remember every single one but I bet you I was just that one cool professor who could teach math.

But with a passion.

That’s how RBG would have wanted it. And that’s how we should be governed collectively.