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somehow this conversation seems perfect for the Halloween season.
As a liberal myself, I can't help but be a little titillated by the sheen of maleficent power being projected onto me and those of my ilk.
But as a pragmatic smartass, I can't help but think that it's also stupid and totally irrational.
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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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