When you go after someone who has a deep ideological belief set that is contradictory with your own, it's conversion. Conversion is hard. Conversion is miraculous. We have entire religions built around the idea of conversion. Politics is not a religion. Politics is about persuasion.
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Voter suppression takes different forms.
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Let's be clear: Voter suppression is real.
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I know we have to have people of good conscience who stand up against oppression. I know we have to have people who understand that social justice belongs to us all. And that wakes me up every morning, and that makes me fight even harder.
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I have a fairly hefty resume because I'm pretty aggressive about doing things that I think I need to do.
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Many books that tell you how to achieve come from a privileged position. If you can't see yourself in the advice, how can you use it?
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