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Obama's presence opened a new field for writers, and what began as curiosity about the man himself eventually expanded into curiosity about the community he had so consciously made his home and all the old, fitfully slumbering questions he'd awakened about American identity. ”
It is often said that Trump has no real ideology, which is not true - his ideology is white supremacy, in all its truculent and sanctimonious power. ”
In terms of pure volume, I probably read more psychological mystery and historical true crime than anything else. ”
People think that if they read something in the newspaper or see it on TV, it has to be true. ”
My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used... or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community. ”
I know from personal experience that engaging with your community and helping others helps foster a sense of shared sacrifice and - at a time when our politics seem more focused on tearing us apart than bringing us together - that shared sacrifice will help us rekindle the national unity that has made us the strongest nation in the world. ”
Remember, social progress only happens when those in society's privileged classes choose to give up their status. ”
I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne. ”
Social justice for parties like the DMK, DK and the PMK is nothing but practising dynasty politics. Their concept of social justice is successor and family rule. ”
I've always been a person who's been true to myself and true to others, and I'm not afraid to be honest. ”