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It has been interesting to see people find out in real time the "positive" and "negative" roles the federal government plays in their lives. I put those roles in quotes because for many what they thought was a general negative ended up being a definite positive for them personally and vice versa.
I am not talking about people who intentionally think the government should help them when needed because they are deserving and not help others because they are not deserving. I mean people who generally have no idea the extent that the government plays a role in their lives to know whether it plays a positive or negative role for them.
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"Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected."
Marian Turski- former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp
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