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Personally, I find this information to be kind of fascinating and I think it's the kind of information that we should be privy to. Since it is about us, our place in the world, what our elected officials and their officers are out there doing in our name. Perhaps not in, uh, colloquial language so much, but I think reading these exchanges between diplomats brings the machinations of 'America' down to earth quite a bit - makes me able to imagine what is happening day by day in manageable terms. It makes me feel, oddly perhaps, more secure. I don't know about anyone else, but I want to know what's going on. Ever work or live in an environment that was full of secrets and intrigue? It is always, without exception, a dysfunctional environment.
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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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