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From: Carolyn Rangel 
Sent: 3/13/2018 4:21:17 PM 
Subject: Weekly Update 
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I Never Feel Like Less of an American ... 
I never feel like less of an American than when idealistic teenagers call for gun control, and I know Congress 
won't let it happen. 
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I never feel like less of an American than when the richest people abandon the poorest. 
I never feel like less of an American than when a President lies, and his supporters applaud. 
Sometimes it takes the experience of shame to galvanize change, and this is such a time. Having lived too long 
on the self-image of "America is the greatest, richest, most powerful country in the world," we produced 
Trumpism, which has shattered that image. It's been a traumatic experience. Mature adults are supposed to be 
resilient in the face of difficult challenges, but a person can bend only so far. That's why one sees an outraged 
Resistance, moving from "He's not my President" to "Is this even my country?" 
If as we often hear, America isn't a place on the map but an idea, the idea is in trouble. Every day I'm reminded 
of Sinclair Lewis's 1935 novel, It Can Happen Here, which imagined the election of a Fascist to the 
presidency. As tumultuous as the Thirties were, fascism didn't happen here. In fact, the New Deal and the 
inception of a social safety net came about. But reactionary forces simmer away wh

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