You’re not allowed to be mad, being mad is a sign of Unseriousness and immaturity and a lack of sophistication. The gap between promises and what actually gets passed—no matter how wide, is simply the product of insuperable forces against which we are wholly helpless
The Serious and Savvy people are never mad. They never break a sweat or seem bothered. Their empathy is calibrated precisely to realistic expectations—not an inch too far or inch to conservative. They know the score. It’s just The Way Of Things
Avenues of change such as the bully pulpit, arm twisting, months of campaigning across the country, are all dead ends. That which ultimately excretes out from the opaque and seemingly sporadic negotiation process, by definition, is the best we can hope.
Asking for anything more is a sign of petulance and ideological extremism. Unlike me, who is savvy and knows the way the world works, and I’m here to tell you that the people in charge are operating entirely in good faith and genuinely share all your ideological commitments
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