If you've passionately campaigned for civil liberties only to see defeat after defeat for the last 16 years, it's hard not to be dispirited.
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I am there with you. But not prepared to be defeatist about it
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I'm a pessimist, not a defeatist. A defeatist thinks it's hopeless so no point trying. I'm still fighting for a doomed cause.

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It might be my Scottish heritage coming through.
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Correct: it's not. But... the easy path isn't necessarily the best path.
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