That's why it's always good to unpack these things when having a discussion about them. So without getting caught up on it, I guess my ultimate point is that it's not just the media commentators/pundits/faux journalists that are doing this. It's also elected officials. I wanted to make that clear.
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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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