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JohnHarris

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3. Agree, and...

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:19 AM

Oct 2015

I agree with your analysis. At the same time, it is natural to think the way you do things is the best way. It is natural to be drawn to people like yourselves. Defeating this means we need to work inside ourselves to do this. It's not just their fear of losing the monopoly; it's also fear of the unknown. It's also natural to be anti-immigrant in times of economic hardship. Being open to a lot of these changes is hard, and I am committed to these changes. Others aren't so ready. What we are fighting is human nature.

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