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INTRO TO BOOK CONCEPT IN TYPICAL EXPOSITORY FORM - "Post-Progressive"

On January 7, 2021, Presidential Election Certification Day in the United States, I viewed scenes from the previous day's Capitol revolt in horror along with millions of other Americans. Reading my daily news feed, I saw photo after photo of a frenzied mob storming our country's most venerated federal building, penetrating its entry points in any way possible, in an attempt to disrupt the House of Representatives' business of officially naming Joe Biden 40th president of the United States. Angry, passion-fueled protestors armed with everything from signs and flags to zip ties, handcuffs, incendiary devices, and firearms had swarmed the building. They scaled walls and balconies, assaulted and pushed past Capitol guards, breached the chamber itself, and reportedly went on the hunt for any elected officials who hadn't managed to flee the building in fear for their lives. Some in the mob were even heard demanding the head of outgoing Vice President ____ Pence, who they by t
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We don't have to opine on everything.

We really don't. I think social media is what's responsible. It's got us thinking that we need to voice our opinion on everything that happens and everything that said and done when really we don't need to at all. And then we feel the need to respond to others' responses. Why? Our opinion about what goes on in the world isn't always relevant, is frequently not well enough informed, and is almost always precipitous and unnecessary. And the media feels like they have so much air and space to fill, because now news must be 24/7 and everywhere, that they fill interviews, columns, talks shows, etc. with opinion. They ask people what they think about what someone else said or posted and demand a reaction. What does it really matter what someone else thinks and why must others always weigh in? Take, for example, Naomi Osaka pullout. She said what she said, she gave her reasons, accepted the fine, and that should have been the end of it. But, no. It has to get talked to
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White people feel like they shouldn't have to pay a price for their crimes

 And are always about letting one another get off scot free unless they're if a different political persuasion. For instance, you think you and those alongside you don't deserve hard punishment even though you traumatized, injured, and killed people and invaded a federal building and elected representatives because you were fighting for a 'noble' and urgent cause, but you want people of color punished for lesser crimes even though they believe their cause is just as noble and urgent. It has always been that way. White people have always characterized black people as violent or criminals but excuse themselves for the propensity for not just violence but for subjugation entire races, cultures, and countries and committing crimes against humanity worldwide. They are the school shooters, the serial killers, the bombers of public spaces,the harmers of masses of innocent people just to make a statement. That's as white as white can be. Anything white people do is okay, an
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This has stopped the steel madness has to stop.

 Because truly it is madness. It's Mass insanity. And the only reason people think what you think is true which, which is that Trump didn't just win but one by landslide, the only reason you think that is because you've been spending too much time with people who are telling you the same thing telling one another the same things repeatedly drilling it into one another's heads, and that gives you all the impression that what you were thinking that thought is more widespread than it actually is. I don't know if you've heard about what's going on out here but there are people who have been searching in vain for election corruption or whatever you want to call it, and they're just not finding it. And there are people out here who are voice pieces who are politicians who are telling people even Republicans are telling you people to please stop the ridiculousness. There are people out here who are trying to characterize what you did on the 6th as just a bunch
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What I'm trying to say is you're fighting the wrong fight.

You're making the war against two things, others in the same boat as you or worse, and things that you've imagined. And both those things keep your attention off what really is against you. Greedy exploiters are against US. And they create a spirit that works against all of humanity. They convince us there's not plenty enough for us all to live well, because if we knew that truth we would act to avoid hoarding and would focus on humanitarian efforts to get everyone what they need, and encouraging everyone's gifts and contributions which cover a spectrum that makes us beautiful. Truth is, you're not irate about the things you should be, and you're beyond irate about things that ultimately will prove to be folly and fantasy.
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