Take your immediate neighbors. You know them, you trust them,
\nthere is such a thing as collective good.
\nMy point is, I like the idea of seeing eye to eye even when
\nyou’re not seeing eye to eye. You, they, are present and that
\ntranslates to accountability.
\nThe old saying goes something like this, “absence makes the
\nheart grow fonder”, I posit another point of view “absence
\nmakes the heart grow harder.”
\nI do not know my Representative from a hole in the ground,
\nI do not know my Senators from a hole in the ground,
\nI do not know my Governor from a hole in the ground,
\nand I do not know my President nor Vice-President from
\na hole in the ground; but there is one thing I do know,
\nit’s a lot easier to fuck over someone when you don’t know them.
\nIslander<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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