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Originally Posted by ottopilot
Thank you will.
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If I had a nickel every time some of the smartest people I know, myself included, bought into a fake controversy that's clearly intended only as a distraction, I could be one of those evil corporatists that controls the media. The speech is nice, it has some pleasant platitudes, but it's certainly not worth our limited attentions during a time when our economy is on the brink, the environment is collapsing around us, and we're engaged in two military conflicts that are entirely unnecessary. Has 24-hour news stripped us of our ability to prioritize catastrophes?