4. The thing is: that system, horrible though it is, is also subject to historical forces, including forces of opposition.
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5. I believe, because I'm not a *total* nihilist, that there's reason to believe that opposition to our lousy consensus is gaining ground.
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6. In Trump, the pertinent metaphor may not be WWII, but WWI, launched by a few mad monarchs and disastrous to positive social development.
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7. The status quo is disastrous for many people, but it isn't, say, nuclear war or total conventional war on the borders of Europe.
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8. And the status quo, no matter how much repression and surveillance, retains space for opposition and dissent.
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9. As a moral matter, as a duty to succeeding generations, we've gotta temper any fantasies about a clean rebirth out of the ashes.
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10. So while I wouldn't be immune to the schadenfreude of seeing Clinton's lousy candidacy blow up, I admit: the prospect also terrifies me.
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Do you honestly believe that Hillary can lose? Of course, anything's possible, but that?
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I believe that it is, while very unlikely, still within the realm of possibility.
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If she loses with all that elite weight behind her, then either she's the worst nominee ever, or the electorate is insane.
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Yes. That.
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