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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY 

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,C4 ,J4 ,P,O,L,Y,*,R,O,N,I,\3 ,NOAM1 LET'S />T ) A REFLECTIVE LOOK AT H[ ! ,U,S #baf PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS %APE UP 9 T]MS ( ! /ATE ( ! C\NTRY & ITS ROLE 9 GLOBAL AFFAIRS & ! IDEOLOGICAL VIEWPO9TS EXPRESS$ BY SOME ( ! LEAD+ C&IDATES ( BO? P>TIES4 

,N,O,A,M ,*,O,M,S,K,Y3 ,IT CANNOT BE OV]LOOK$ ?AT WE HAVE >RIV$ AT A UNIQUE MOM5T 9 HUMAN HI/ORY4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME1 DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE RI<T N[ ?AT WILL LIT]ALLY DET]M9E ! PROSPECTS = DEC5T HUMAN SURVIVAL1 & NOT 9 ! DI/ANT FUTURE4 ,WE HAVE ALREADY MADE ?AT DECISION = A HUGE NUMB] ( SPECIES4 ,SPECIES DE/RUCTION IS AT ! LEVEL ( #fe MILLION YE>S AGO1 ! FIF? EXT9CTION1 5D+ ! AGE ( ! D9OSAURS4 ,?AT ALSO OP5$ ! WAY = SMALL MAMMALS1 ULTIMATELY US1 A SPECIES ) UNIQUE CAPACITIES1 9CLUD+ UN=TUNATELY ! CAPACITY = COLD & SAVAGE DE/RUCTION4 

,! N9ETE5?-C5TURY REACTION>Y OPPON5T ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T1 ,JOSEPH DE ,MAI/RE1 CRITICIZ$ ,?OMAS ,HOBBES = ADOPT+ ! ,ROMAN PHRASE1 0,MAN IS A WOLF TO MAN10 OBS]V+ ?AT IT IS UNFAIR TO WOLVES1 :O DO NOT KILL = PLEASURE4 ,! CAPACITY EXT5DS TO SELF-DE/RUCTION1 AS WE >E N[ WITNESS+4 ,IT IS PRESUM$ ?AT ! FIF? EXT9CTION WAS CAUS$ BY A HUGE A/]OID ?AT HIT ! E>?4 ,N[ WE >E ! A/]OID4 ,! IMPACT ON HUMANS IS ALREADY SIGNIFICANT & WILL SOON BECOME 9COMP>ABLY WORSE UNLESS DECISIVE ACTION IS TAK5 RI<T N[4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! RISK ( NUCLE> W>1 ALWAYS A GRIM %AD[1 IS 9CREAS+4 ,?AT W\LD 5D ANY FUR!R DISCUSSION4 ,WE MAY RECALL ,E9/E9'S RESPONSE TO A QUE/ION AB\T ! WEAPONS ?AT W\LD BE US$ 9 ! NEXT W>4 ,HE SAID ?AT HE DIDN'T KN[1 BUT ! W> AFT] ?AT W\LD BE F\<T ) /ONE AXES4 ,9SPECTION ( ! %OCK+ RECORD REVEALS ?AT IT'S A NE> MIRACLE ?AT DISA/] HAS BE5 AVOID$ ?IS F>1 & MIRACLES DO NOT GO ON =EV]4 ,& ?AT ! RISK IS 9CREAS+ IS UN=TUNATELY ALL TOO EVID5T4 

,=TUNATELY1 !SE DE/RUCTIVE & SUICIDAL CAPACITIES ( HUMAN NATURE >E BALANC$ BY O!RS4 ,!RE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT SU* ,5LI<T5M5T FIGURES AS ,DAVID ,HUME & ,ADAM ,SMI?1 & ! AN>*I/ ACTIVI/-?9K] ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 W]E CORRECT 9 REG>D+ SYMPA?Y & MUTUAL AID AS CORE PROP]TIES ( HUMAN NATURE4 ,WE'LL SOON F9D \T :I* *>ACT]I/ICS >E 9 ! ASC5DANT4 

,TURN+ TO Y\R QUE/ION1 WE CAN ASK H[ !SE AWESOME PROBLEMS >E BE+ ADDRESS$ 9 ! QUADR5NIAL ELECTORAL EXTRAVAGANZA4 ,! MO/ /RIK+ FACT IS ?AT !Y >E B>ELY BE+ ADDRESS$ AT ALL1 BY EI!R P>TY4 

,!RE'S NO NE$ TO REVIEW ! SPECTACLE ( ! ,REPUBLICAN PRIM>IES4 ,COMM5TATORS CAN B>ELY CONCEAL !IR DISGU/ & CONC]N = :AT IT TELLS US AB\T ! C\NTRY & CONTEMPOR>Y CIVILIZATION4 ,! C&IDATES HAVE1 H[EV]1 ANSW]$ ! CRUCIAL QUE/IONS4 ,!Y EI!R D5Y GLOBAL W>M+ OR 9SI/ ?AT NO?+ %\LD BE DONE AB\T IT1 DEM&+1 9 EFFECT1 ?AT WE RACE EV5 MORE RAPIDLY TO ! PRECIPICE4 ,9S(> AS !Y HAVE DETECTABLE POLICIES1 !Y SEEM TO BE 9T5T TO ESCALATE MILIT>Y CONFRONTATION & ?REATS4 ,= !SE REASONS ALONE1 ! ,REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION--ONE HESITATES TO CALL IT A POLITICAL P>TY 9 ANY TRADITIONAL S5SE--POSES A ?REAT ( A NOVEL & TRULY HORRIFY+ K9D TO ! HUMAN SPECIES & TO ! O!RS :O >E 0COLLAT]AL DAMAGE0 AS HI<] 9TELLIG5CE PROCE$S ON ITS SUICIDAL C\RSE4 

,ON ! ,DEMOCRATIC SIDE1 !RE IS AT LEA/ SOME RECOGNITION ( ! DANG] ( 5VIRONM5TAL CATA/ROPHE1 BUT PRECI\S LITTLE 9 ! WAY ( SUB/ANTIVE POLICY PROPOSALS4 ,ON ,OBAMA'S PROGRAMS ( UPGRAD+ ! NUCLE> >S5AL1 OR SU* CRITICAL MATT]S AS ! RAPID 7& MUTUAL7 MILIT>Y BUILDUP ON ,RUSSIA'S BORD]S1 ,I HAV5'T BE5 ABLE TO F9D ANY CLE> POSITIONS4 

,9 G5]AL1 ! IDEOLOGICAL POSITIONS ( ! ,REPUBLICAN C&IDATES SEEM TO BE MORE ( ! USUAL3 /UFF ! POCKETS ( ! RI* & KICK ! RE/ 9 ! FACE4 ,! TWO ,DEMOCRATIC C&IDATES RANGE FROM ! ,NEW ,DEAL /YLE ( ,S&]S'S PROGRAMS TO ! 0,NEW ,DEMOCRAT_/MOD]ATE ,REPUBLICAN0 ,CL9TON V]SION1 DRIV5 A BIT TO ! LEFT UND] ! IMPACT ( ! ,S&]S *ALL5GE4 ,ON 9T]NATIONAL AFFAIRS1 & ! AWESOME TASKS WE FACE1 IT SEEMS AT BE/ 0MORE ( ! SAME40 

,9 Y\R VIEW1 :AT HAS L$ TO ,DONALD ,TRUMP'S RISE1 & IS HE SIMPLY ANO!R CASE ( ?OSE TYPICAL RI<T-W+1 POPULI/ *>ACT]S :O FREQU5TLY SURFACE 9 ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY :5EV] NATIONS FACE SEV]E ECONOMIC CRISES OR >E ON A NATIONAL DECL9E8 

,9S(> AS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS FAC+ 0NATIONAL DECL9E10 IT'S L>GELY SELF-9FLICT$4 ,TRUE1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES C\LD NOT POSSIBLY MA9TA9 ! EXTRAORD9>Y HEGEMONIC P[] ( ! E>LY PO/-,WORLD ,W> ,I,I P]IOD1 BUT IT REMA9S ! POT5TIALLY RI*E/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD1 ) 9COMP>ABLE ADVANTAGES & SECURITY1 & 9 ! MILIT>Y DIM5SION1 VIRTUALLY MAT*ES ! RE/ ( ! WORLD COMB9$ & IS TE*NOLOGICALLY F> MORE ADVANC$ ?AN ANY COLLECTION ( RIVALS4 

,TRUMP'S APPEAL SEEMS BAS$ L>GELY ON P]CEPTIONS ( LOSS & FE>4 ,! NEOLIB]AL ASSAULT ON ! WORLD'S POPULATIONS1 ALMO/ ALWAYS H>MFUL TO !M1 & (T5 SEV]ELY SO1 HAS NOT LEFT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES UNT\*$1 EV5 ?\< IT HAS BE5 SOME:AT MORE RESILI5T ?AN O!RS4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION HAS 5DUR$ /AGNATION OR DECL9E :ILE EXTRAORD9>Y & O/5TATI\S WEAL? HAS ACCUMULAT$ 9 V]Y FEW POCKETS4 ,! =MAL DEMOCRATIC SY/EM HAS SUFF]$ ! USUAL CONSEQU5CES ( NEOLIB]AL SOCIOECONOMIC POLICIES1 DRIFT+ T[>D PLUTOCRACY4 

,NO NE$ TO REVIEW AGA9 ! GRIM DETAILS--= EXAMPLE1 ! /AGNATION ( REAL MALE WAGES = =TY YE>S & ! FACT ?AT S9CE ! LA/ CRA% SOME #i P]C5T ( WEAL? CREAT$ HAS F\ND ITS WAY TO #a P]C5T ( ! POPULATION4 ,OR ! FACT ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION--?OSE L[] ON ! 9COME SCALE-->E EFFECTIVELY DIS5FRAN*IZ$ 9 ?AT !IR REPRES5TATIVES IGNORE !IR OP9IONS & PREF]5CES1 HE$+ ! SUP]-RI* FUND]S & P[] BROK]S4 

,9 P>T1 ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S--PR$OM9ANTLY1 IT SEEMS1 L[]-MIDDLE CLASS1 WORK+ CLASS1 LESS $UCAT$-->E REACT+ TO ! P]CEPTION1 L>GELY ACCURATE1 ?AT !Y HAVE SIMPLY BE5 LEFT BY ! WAYSIDE4 ,IT'S 9/RUCTIVE TO COMP>E ! CURR5T SC5E ) ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION4 ,OBJECTIVELY1 CONDITIONS 9 ! '#cS W]E F> WORSE1 &1 ( C\RSE1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES WAS A MU* POOR] C\NTRY !N4 ,SUBJECTIVELY1 H[EV]1 CONDITIONS !N W]E F> BETT]4 ,AMONG WORK+-CLASS ,AM]ICANS1 DESPITE V]Y HI< UNEMPLOYM5T & SUFF]+1 !RE WAS A S5SE ( HOPEFULNESS1 A BELIEF ?AT WE WILL SOMEH[ COME \T ( ?IS WORK+ TOGE!R4 ,IT WAS FO/]$ BY ! SUCCESSES ( MILITANT LABOR ACTIVISM1 (T5 9T]ACT+ ) LIVELY LEFT POLITICAL P>TIES & O!R ORGANIZATIONS4 ,A FAIRLY SYMPA!TIC ADM9I/RATION RESPOND$ ) CON/RUCTIVE MEASURES1 ?\< ALWAYS CON/RA9$ BY ! 5ORM\S P[] ( ,S\!RN ,DEMOCRATS1 :O W]E WILL+ TO TOL]ATE WELF>E /ATE MEASURES AS LONG AS ! DESPIS$ ,BLACK POPULATION WAS M>G9ALIZ$4 ,IMPORTANTLY1 !RE WAS A FEEL+ ?AT ! C\NTRY WAS ON ! ROAD TO A BETT] FUTURE4 ,ALL ( ?IS IS LACK+ TODAY1 NOT LEA/ BECAUSE ( ! SUCCESSES ( ! BITT] ATTACKS ON LABOR ORGANIZATION ?AT TOOK (F AS SOON AS ! W> 5D$4 

,9 ADDITION1 ,TRUMP DRAWS SUB/ANTIAL SUPPORT FROM NATIVI/S & RACI/S--IT'S WOR? REMEMB]+ ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS BE5 AT ! EXTREME1 EV5 BEYOND ,S\? ,AFRICA1 9 ! /R5G? ( :ITE SUPREMACY1 AS COMP>ATIVE /UDIES BY ,GEORGE ,FR$]ICKSON CONV9C+LY %[$4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS NEV] REALLY TRANSC5D$ ! ,CIVIL ,W> & ! HORR5D\S LEGACY ( OPPRESSION ( ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS = FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S4 ,!RE IS ALSO A LONG HI/ORY ( ILLUSIONS AB\T ,ANGLO-,SAXON PURITY1 ?REAT5$ BY WAVES ( IMMIGRANTS 7& FRE$OM = ,BLACKS1 & 9DE$ = WOM51 NO SMALL MATT] AMONG PATRI>*AL SECTORS74 ,TRUMP'S PR$OM9ANTLY :ITE SUPPORT]S CAN SEE ?AT !IR IMAGE ( A :ITE-RUN 7&1 = MANY1 MALE-RUN7 SOCIETY IS DISSOLV+ BE=E !IR EYES4 ,IT IS ALSO WOR? REMEMB]+ ?AT AL?\< ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS UNUSUALLY SAFE & SECURE1 IT IS ALSO P]HAPS ! MO/ FRI<T5$ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD1 ANO!R FEATURE ( ! CULTURE ) A LONG HI/ORY4 

,SU* FACTORS SU* AS !SE MIX 9 A DANG]\S BREW4 ,JU/ ?9K+ BACK OV] REC5T YE>S1 9 A BOOK OV] A DECADE AGO ,I QUOT$ ! DI/+UI%$ S*OL> ( ,G]MAN HI/ORY ,FRITZ ,/]N1 WRIT+ 9 ! E/ABLI%M5T J\RNAL ,=EIGN ,AFFAIRS1 ON 0! DESC5T 9 ,G]MANY FROM DEC5CY TO ,NAZI B>B>ISM40 ,HE ADD$1 PO9T$LY1 0,TODAY1 ,I WORRY AB\T ! IMM$IATE FUTURE ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! C\NTRY ?AT GAVE HAV5 TO ,G]MAN-SPEAK+ REFUGEES 9 ! #a#i#cS10 HIMSELF 9CLUD$4 ,) IMPLICATIONS = H]E & N[ ?AT NO C>EFUL READ] C\LD MISS1 ,/]N REVIEW$ ,HITL]'S DEMONIC APPEAL TO HIS 0DIV9E MISSION0 AS 0,G]MANY'S SAVIOR0 9 A 0PSEUDORELIGI\S TRANSFIGURATION ( POLITICS0 ADAPT$ TO 0TRADITIONAL ,*RI/IAN =MS10 RUL+ A GOV]NM5T D$ICAT$ TO 0! BASIC PR9CIPLES0 ( ! NATION1 ) 0,*RI/IANITY AS ! F\NDATION ( \R NATIONAL MORALITY & ! FAMILY AS ! BASIS ( NATIONAL LIFE40 ,FUR!R1 ,HITL]'S HO/ILITY T[>D ! 0LIB]AL SECUL> /ATE10 %>$ BY MU* ( ! ,PROTE/ANT CL]GY1 DROVE =W>D 0A HI/ORIC PROCESS 9 :I* RES5TM5T AGA9/ A DIS5*ANT$ SECUL> WORLD F\ND DELIV]ANCE 9 ! EC/ATIC ESCAPE ( UNREASON40 

,! CONTEMPOR>Y RESONANCE IS UNMI/AKABLE4 

,SU* REASONS TO 0WORRY AB\T ! FUTURE ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES0 HAVE NOT BE5 LACK+ S9CE4 ,WE MI<T RECALL1 = EXAMPLE1 ! ELOQU5T & POIGNANT MANIFE/O LEFT BY ,JOSEPH ,/ACK :5 HE CRA%$ HIS SMALL PLANE 9TO AN (FICE BUILD+ 9 ,AU/91 ,TEXAS1 HITT+ AN ,I,R,S (FICE1 COMMITT+ SUICIDE4 ,9 IT HE TRAC$ HIS BITT] LIFE /ORY AS A WORK] :O WAS DO+ EV]Y?+ ACCORD+ TO ! RULES1 & BE+ CRU%$1 /EP BY /EP1 BY ! CORRUPTION & BRUTALITY ( ! CORPORATE SY/EM & ! /ATE AU?ORITIES4 ,HE WAS SPEAK+ = MANY PEOPLE LIKE HIM4 ,HIS MANIFE/O WAS MO/LY RIDICUL$ OR IGNOR$1 BUT IT %\LD HAVE BE5 TAK5 V]Y S]I\SLY1 ALONG ) MANY O!R CLE> SIGNS ( :AT HAS BE5 TAK+ PLACE4 

,NONE!LESS1 ,CRUZ & ,RUBIO APPE> TO ME TO BE BO? F> MORE DANG]\S ?AN ,TRUMP4 ,I SEE !M AS ! REAL MON/]S1 :ILE ,TRUMP REM9DS ME A BIT ( ,SILVIO ,B]LUSCONI4 ,DO Y\ AGREE ) ANY ( !SE VIEWS8 

,I AGREE--&1 AS Y\ KN[1 ! ,TRUMP-,B]LUSCONI COMP>ISON IS CURR5T 9 ,EUROPE4 ,I W\LD ALSO ADD ,PAUL ,RYAN TO ! LI/4 ,HE IS PORTRAY$ AS ! DEEP ?9K] ( ! ,REPUBLICANS1 ! S]I\S POLICY WONK1 ) SPREAD%EETS & ! O!R APP>ATUS ( ! ?\<TFUL ANALY/4 ,! FEW ATTEMPTS TO ANALYZE HIS PROGRAMS1 AFT] DISP5S+ ) ! MAGIC ?AT IS REGUL>LY 9TRODUC$1 CONCLUDE ?AT HIS ACTUAL POLICIES >E TO VIRTUALLY DE/ROY EV]Y P>T ( ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T ?AT S]VES ! 9T]E/S ( ! G5]AL POPULATION1 :ILE EXP&+ ! MILIT>Y & 5SUR+ ?AT ! RI* & ! CORPORATE SECTOR WILL BE WELL ATT5D$ TO--! CORE ,REPUBLICAN IDEOLOGY :5 ! RHETORICAL TRAPP+S >E DRAWN ASIDE4 

,AM]ICA'S Y\? SEEMS TO BE CAPTIVAT$ BY ,B]NIE ,S&]S'S MESSAGE4 ,>E Y\ SURPRIS$ BY H[ WELL HE IS HOLD+ UP8 

,I AM SURPRIS$4 ,I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE ! SUCCESS ( HIS CAMPAIGN4 ,IT IS1 H[EV]1 IMPORTANT TO BE> 9 M9D ?AT HIS POLICY PROPOSALS W\LD NOT HAVE SURPRIS$ ,PRESID5T ,EIS5H[]1 & ?AT !Y >E PRETTY MU* 9 TUNE ) POPUL> S5TIM5TS OV] A LONG P]IOD1 (T5 CONSID]ABLE MAJORITIES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 HIS MU*-MALIGN$ CALL = A NATIONAL HEAL? C>E SY/EM ( ! K9D FAMILI> 9 SIMIL> SOCIETIES IS SUPPORT$ RI<T N[ BY AB\T #f P]C5T ( ! POPULATION1 A V]Y HI< FIGURE CONSID]+ ! FACT ?AT IT IS SUBJECT TO CON/ANT CONDEMNATION & HAS V]Y LIMIT$ >TICULATE ADVOCACY4 ,& ?AT POPUL> SUPPORT GOES F> BACK4 ,9 ! LATE ,REAGAN YE>S1 AB\T #g P]C5T ( ! POPULATION ?\<T ?AT !RE %\LD BE A CON/ITUTIONAL GU>ANTEE ( HEAL? C>E1 & #d P]C5T ?\<T !RE ALREADY WAS SU* A GU>ANTEE--MEAN+ ?AT IT IS SU* AN OBVI\S DESID]ATUM ?AT IT MU/ BE 9 ?IS SACR$ DOCUM5T4 

,:5 ,OBAMA AB&ON$ A PUBLIC OPTION )\T CONSID]ATION1 IT WAS SUPPORT$ BY ALMO/ TWO-?IRDS ( ! POPULATION4 ,& !RE IS EV]Y REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT !RE W\LD BE 5ORM\S SAV+S IF ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ADOPT$ ! F> MORE EFFICI5T NATIONAL HEAL? C>E PROGRAMS ( O!R C\NTRIES1 :I* HAVE AB\T HALF ! HEAL? C>E EXP5DITURES ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & G5]ALLY BETT] \TCOMES4 ,! SAME IS TRUE ( HIS PROPOSALS = HI<] TAXES ON ! RI*1 FREE HI<] $UCATION1 & O!R P>TS ( HIS DOME/IC PROGRAMS1 MO/LY REFLECT+ ,NEW ,DEAL COMMITM5TS & SIMIL> TO POLICY *OICES DUR+ ! MO/ SUCCESSFUL GR[? P]IODS ( ! PO/-,WORLD ,W> ,I,I P]IOD4 

,UND] :AT SC5>IO CAN ,S&]S POSSIBLY W9 ! ,DEMOCRATIC NOM9ATION8 

,EVID5TLY1 IT W\LD REQUIRE V]Y SUB/ANTIAL $UCATIONAL & ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES4 ,BUT MY [N FEEL+1 FRANKLY1 IS ?AT !SE %\LD BE DIRECT$ SUB/ANTIALLY T[>D DEVELOP+ A POPUL> MOVEM5T ?AT WILL NOT FADE AWAY AFT] ! ELECTION1 BUT WILL JO9 ) O!RS TO =M ! K9D ( ACTIVI/ =CE ?AT HAS BE5 9/RUM5TAL 9 9ITIAT+ & C>RY+ =W>D NE$$ *ANGES & RE=MS 9 ! PA/4 

,IS ,AM]ICA /ILL A DEMOCRACY &1 IF NOT1 DO ELECTIONS REALLY MATT]8 

,) ALL ITS FLAWS1 ,AM]ICA IS /ILL A V]Y FREE & OP5 SOCIETY1 BY COMP>ATIVE /&>DS4 ,ELECTIONS SURELY MATT]4 ,IT W\LD1 9 MY OP9ION1 BE AN UTT] DISA/] = ! C\NTRY1 ! WORLD1 & FUTURE G5]ATIONS IF ANY ( ! VIABLE ,REPUBLICAN C&IDATES W]E TO REA* ! ,:ITE ,H\SE1 & IF !Y CONT9UE TO CONTROL ,CONGRESS4 ,CONSID]ATION ( ! OV]:ELM+LY IMPORTANT QUE/IONS WE DISCUSS$ E>LI] SUFFICES TO REA* ?AT CONCLUSION1 & IT'S NOT ALL4 ,= SU* REASONS AS ?OSE ,I ALLUD$ TO E>LI]1 ,AM]ICAN DEMOCRACY1 ALWAYS LIMIT$1 HAS BE5 DRIFT+ SUB/ANTIALLY T[>D PLUTOCRACY4 ,BUT !SE T5D5CIES >E NOT GRAV5 9 /ONE4 ,WE 5JOY AN UNUSUAL LEGACY ( FRE$OM & RI<TS LEFT TO US BY PR$ECESSORS :O DID NOT GIVE UP1 (T5 UND] F> H>%] CONDITIONS ?AN WE FACE N[4 ,& IT PROVIDES AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES = WORK ?AT IS BADLY NE$$1 9 MANY WAYS1 9 DIRECT ACTIVISM & PRESSURES 9 SUPPORT ( SIGNIFICANT POLICY *OICES1 9 BUILD+ VIABLE & EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS1 REVITALIZ+ ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 & ALSO 9 ! POLITICAL >5A1 FROM S*OOL BO>DS TO /ATE LEGISLATURES & MU* MORE4 

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