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Mar 13, 2022Liked by David Thunder

Very nice essay, thanks!

There’s a big penalty to pay for not participating in civic matters, and that is the relinquishment of the government apparatus to the ambitious.

And ambitious benevolence is somewhat more rare than is naked venality.

Good people are making a mistake when they think all they have to do is show up at the ballot box every once in a while. That truth is now becoming more and more apparent.

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Thanks! Agreed, we need a more engaged citizenship.

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