...and since I'm in the excerpting mode, I found this quote from a Salon article by Garrison Keillor that I love. There's a quality of big-heartedness and hey-we-can-make-room-for-you that feels as true as true can be when I think of America:
...There are plenty of old grumblers in Mitchell [South Dakota] (and anywhere else) but deep down, we're all in favor of people living their lives as they choose and we are fond of true independents and adventurers and gypsy musicians. Red or blue, we agree that freedom is at the heart of American life and it's a big country and there's room for everybody. We all know that life is short and quickly ebbs to a close, so you should go ahead and take that ride down the rapids, fly to Australia, dye your hair, go in the Peace Corps, follow your star, so that when you must sit in the nursing home eating your corn mush and watching stupid TV shows, you have some vivid memories of big adventures. Everyone in this parking lot is in favor of this, even if they don't say so....
Yeah, you tell 'em, Garrison!
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