CERTAINTY
The eight years of the Bush administration were a diversion. Intoxicated with a sense of purpose, we could oppose war, torture, indefinite detention, warrantless wiretapping, a seemingly endless series of real crimes. These crimes need to be opposed. Yet such opposition keeps us feeling like we matter while neoliberal capitalism continues to enrich the very, very few and threaten the survival of the planet. We have an ethical sense. But we lack a coherent politics, primarily because we remain attached to our present values.
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