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Well, if neither the left nor the right is really dealing with seemingly intractable problems like classism and racism in America, and I believe this is true, then what purpose does it serve to align yourself with one of them? This happens to be an issue that I care very much about. Yet, I consider myself to be politically moderate. For me, being moderate is not so much about compromise. It's a rejection of the stalemate and assimilation, that you also seem to perceive, in American two-party politics.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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