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It is clear that we are on the cusp of revolution, insurrection, occupation, and rebellion - a weird combination of the Years of Lead, Belfast, Missouri-Kansas border wars, sundown towns, and, ultimately, reconstruction and segregation by force. Citizenship will become a prize, one to be removed from undesirables. I see no future unmarked by violence.

I think a lot about John Frankenheimer's THE TRAIN, which, above all else, is the story of ordinary people willing to engage in sabotage to thwart Nazi war efforts. It is inspiring, and yet, THE TRAIN hinges on an attempt to fight Nazis to preserve French culture. We have no culture in America beyond racism. I cannot imagine a coherent fight against our very souls.

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