The remarkably literate James Fallows turns a nice phrase in the June Atlantic. Context, of course, is everything, but for those few who visit us, here are a few words of encouragement.
...we continually face a basic choice. Either we decide we can't stand the conditions, in which case we should leave...Or we decide that the openness, possibility, and importance of [this place] justify these and other discomforts, in which we should stop complaining, try to ignore what we don't like, and be grateful for the historic opportunity we have. We keep deciding to stay...
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