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I chalk all of this up to the American (human?) penchant to remove enough---if not all---context from something so that it fits within a structure they can adequately target with their fears, anger, or paranoia.
Yes, Pelosi is a powerful politician, yes, she's in Congress. But let's not forget she was talking on the radio in response to another organization's position on the matter.
Jesus...context, people.
Maybe I'm reacting to this differently because I live in a place where politicians aren't considered tyrants by default.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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