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Haygood's First Law of History: No social progress is permanent; all social progress is maliciously resisted, forever.

I grew up among American reactionaries, so I can assure you that there's no kind of social progress some of them wouldn't eagerly undo if they could, including the abolition of slavery. However bad you think they are, they're probably even worse. (Their enthusiasm for Donald Trump is indicative.) And because catering to their bigotries and superstitions is so useful for getting them to vote against their own and their children's material interests, I expect they'll eventually get most of what they think they want, as they increasingly have throughout my life.

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A recipe worthy of Gerald Samper himself!

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