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Poetic Conversation - draft

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  In Other Words: a Conversation in Others' Words 1 this country might have been a pion                   eer land.     once.                                               and it still is. check out                  the falling gun/shells                 on our blk/tomorrows       2 Washakie 1804-1900 A Wise Ruler Always Loyal  to the Government  and to his  White Brothers 3 You would not know that the souls of old Texans are in jeopardy in a way not common to other men, my singular friend. You would not know of the long plains night where they carry on  and arrange their genetic duels with men of other states-- 5 What's going on here?  Can no one help them?...
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In the last few months, larger chunks of the American population have started to hear the alarm bells that others 1 2 3 have long heard and rung.  The kindling has stacked up for decades:  deeply underwhelming choices for personal health, too little emphasis on public health policy, 4 confused priorities regarding policing, betrayal by the court system, paranoia regarding neighbors, librarians, and teachers—the list goes on and on.     From Taiwan, the bells are audible, but I'm a few steps away from acute distress. 5   This is fine , says part of me.  It's probably the only reason I've been able to set down a few thoughts.  This essay is based on my experience as a journalist in Kansas, Michigan, and California, filtered through a few years of reflection.   I think others have put together better thoughts, so at the end of this essay, I've arranged some of their words into a kind of conversation.  (There are clickabl...
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