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In the form of man-made global warming; one can’t be neutral at such a moment. It’s like claiming to be neutral if you’re living in Germany in 1933.

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I think [George] Orwell is right. There are certainly moments when political differences appear minor, and someone can claim to be non-political or to want to stay out of the fray, but today is not one of those moments.
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Mussolini, in 1935, went and then in the next year, conquered Ethiopia, acquiring himself a colony.
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I can certainly sympathize with writers who don’t want to put themselves or their loved ones at risk.
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