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Conservatism is less a set of ideas than it is a pathological distemper, a militant anger over the fact that the universe is not closed and life is not static.

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Our media and political system has turned into a mutual protection racket.
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Media Political Protection
The left wing would see to it that ordinary people were included in the bargain. Both would keep the great bird on course. But with two right wings or two left wings, it’s no longer an eagle and it’s going to crash.
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Bargain Ease Longer Ordinary People
The rich today are richer, there are more of them, they have round-the-clock propaganda factories in Rupert Murdoch’s empire and rightwing talk radio, and corporate media have their back.
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Empires Media Radio
A people made morbidly obese in mind and spirit by the junk food of propaganda is less inclined to put up a fight, ask questions and be skeptical. And just as a democracy can die of too many lies, that kind of orthodoxy can kill us, too.
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Die Less People Questions Skeptical
I really believe that coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.
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Believe Fate Spiritual
In fact, so much of life, as you know, is serendipitous. That’s why you better be prepared at any time for anything, because it may happen to you.
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Facts May Prepared
He even jeopardized his pledge to preserve women’s rights under Roe v. Wade in order to get a health care bill written by the corporate lapdog Max Baucus and the gang of revolving door mercenaries he hired to write a bill friendly to industry.
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Corporate Health Mercenaries Revolving Under Women
But what it meant in politics a century later, and still means today, is the freedom to accumulate wealth without social or democratic responsibilities and license to buy the political system right out from everyone else.
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Democratic Freedom Mean Political Social System Today
Standing up to your government can mean standing up for your country.
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Country Government Mean
People who don’t believe in government are likely to defy our government.
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Believe Government People
It’s the people who are doing the nonviolent organizing at the grassroots that make me think there’s still hope.
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Grassroots People Thinking
America is the longest argument in the world.
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Argument Country World
For the first time in our history, ideology and theology hold a monopoly of power in Washington.
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First Firsts Monopoly Time
Democracy only works when we claim it as our own.
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Allow Claims Democracy People
I believe democracy requires a ‘sacred contract’ between journalists and those who put their trust in us to tell them what we can about how the world really works.
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Believe Media Trust
Our great progressive struggles have been waged to make sure ordinary citizens, and not just the rich and privileged, share in the benefits of a free society.
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Citizen Ordinary Struggle

Conservatism is less a set of ideas than it is a pathological distemper, a militant anger over the fact that the universe is not closed and life is not static.

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