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Happy somewhat belated birthday to the land I love. No matter who her current leader is, or what he's doing to her, America is still a much better place to live than quite a few places. And the government could always be much, much worse.
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Will we walk all night through solitary streets?
The trees add shade to shade, lights out in the houses,
we'll both be lonely.
Will we stroll dreaming of the lost America of love
past blue automobiles in driveways, home to our silent
cottage?
-Allen Ginsberg, A Supermarket in California
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