1/ There was a time when Americans gave more equal attention to both the private and the public spheres of life. After the assassination of the 1960s, people were scared away from the public sphere having received a loud unspoken message that it was a dangerous place to be.
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2/ We received the message, at least unconsciously, that we’d better leave the public sphere alone. That whoever wanted to control it so badly that they were willing to kill in order to do so, would have no problem coming for us as well.

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3/ Far too many of us did as we were told, surrendering the public sphere to whoever it was that wanted to control it so badly. We poured our talents and intelligence mainly into the private sector, then woke up one day and realized “Oh my God, look what they did.” Big awakening.
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4/ Some might say “So there’s no hope then, right?” But there’s plenty of hope! It lies in a generational partnership between those who weren’t even around when all that happened, & those old enough & clear enough not to want to die knowing that they let the bastards get to them.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I clearly remember May 1970 when National Guard @ Kent State murdered 4 students & injured 9, shot 2 @ Jackson State & 9 injured @ Univ of New Mex by bayonet wielding Nat’l Guard. Tho terrifying it didn’t itself stop the protests yet did change many of us. depts.washington.edu/moves/a…
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