Brutkey

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I remember people used to hide from census takers because they thought they would be arrested or deported. Now they actually will be.

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There are people who get through life without experiencing an overwhelming consequence for a split second of inattention. The ones who are not being watched over by dread gods Murphy or Finagle, hungry to enforce their laws. Lucky bastards.

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De-Trumpization doesn't roll off the tongue like de-nazification and de-Stalinization. De-magafication? De-Trumpification?

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#ThrowbackThursday

Marshal Pétain, head of Vichy France, was convicted of treason and sentenced to death. He was shown mercy and ultimately died of natural causes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_P%C3%A9tain

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Most people agree that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Few note the corollary that evil is best recognized not by its goals but by its tactics.

That was a paraphrase from memory of something I read in a blog around year 2000. I lost the source and would appreciate a citation if anyone can find it.

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The purpose of Chesterton's Fence is what it does