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Violence is glorified, commodified, and endlessly recycled. The same society that censors books sells bullets by the box. Music, films, and news alike turn killing into entertainment, then wonder why empathy has eroded. This is not an argument for censorship but for conscience. Art shapes appetite. When cruelty becomes content, compassion vanishes.
~ John Mac Ghlionn via The Hill

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The radicalization of college-educated Americans who have begun to live the unpleasant realities of their less privileged compatriots—who can hardly afford rent, much less to buy a house and start a family—is an encouraging turn. They could form part of a broader social movement that finally addresses our deepest problems instead of dissolving them in electronic bile. A professional class that identifies with America’s multitudes of have-nots and votes on that basis would be a powerful force for greater equality and opportunity.
~ George Packer via The Atlantic

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