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February 18, 2012

"Ideology ... is now not to be taken too seriously—not in this age of global leisure and affluence."

The pro-Palestinian European activist expects to stay at a comfortable Israeli hotel.
The zealous supporter of affirmative action in row 22 on a transcontinental flight expects that tribal considerations will not adjudicate who is piloting his 747. The opponent of vouchers prefers his kids in Sidwell Friends to the DC public schools. The La Raza activist at the university does not really wish his tony suburb to resemble Oaxaca. Guantanamo is a horrific gulag in December -- and a reasonable solution to an intractable problem by January 21. -- Works and Days The New Commandments on the Barn Wall

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 18, 2012 6:22 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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