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America operates on a unique platform. Despite what folks like Limbaugh say, we have a weak central government. In a land this large, you just can't have the same rules for folks in Nebraska that you have for folks in NYC. There are some hot button issues that would seemingly make America appear to be an anachronism, but those are glam issues. The real progressiveness of America is that people in Baltimore can fashion their rules and laws to suit their needs. Those needs will be vastly different from people in Ogallala.
Not all states have the death penalty. To each his own.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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