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I don't necessarily like any of the conclusions that warren is reaching, but I like that she actually appears to be thinking. More than any candidate I can recall. She's like a live reality show about perpetual beta wonky thinking, not a finished product.
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The world is a complicated, spooky, entangled place. It is tempting to not think about it and instead just tell the crowd what it wants to hear, and then simply bluster your way through post-hoc rationalizations of whatever happens. It takes boldness to believe thinking is good.
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She (and I) may be wrong. The world may have gotten too complex to think about. Perhaps all we can do is make up stories after and pretend we're in charge than to actually figure out how to be in charge. But I'd rather try thinking than fail than not attempt to think at all.
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I should try writing an endorsement post. I'm not shy about that sort of thing, and there's a chance it might help. The main thing is, I never know what to say about politicians. I don't grok the mechanics of elections well and don't want to. More broad arc of history stuff.
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Especially given a stacked supreme court, the next president needs to be primarily a thinker to outmaneuver the courts as needed.
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Also, last time, when she clearly stepped aside to let Hillary have her royal shot at it to preserve party unity, the contrast between them was striking. I found myself wishing Hillary would step aside for her. It was like the A-team ceding to the B-team.
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When overwhelmed with complexity, my instinct is to revert to principles. In a PK Dick sense, "what matters is what remains when you stop caring about all the bluster." Is anyone sincerely focused on the ever-present backdrop behind the drama? passes this test
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I definitely don't do that. That's a recipe for puritan reaction. Principles are useless if you don't have a clue and have lost the plot. I think Bernie is a nice guy with good principles, but he lost the plot a long time ago.
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