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I was saddened by the fact that Bill Moyers is ending his show Now on public broadcasting in the USA. I was never a regular watcher of the program, and really only have learned about it after hearing him interviewed recently regarding his decision to stop the show. But when I hear him speak, he is so obviously of a liberal tradition that has since died in this country. He still holds onto the quaint notion that liberalism should be open to dialogue even with others of different opinions, and a fundamental belief in fairness and (gasp!) the existence of facts. It really seems that the conservative movement in the USA is the future, liberalism is dead, activism is dead, gay rights are over, progressivism is done. All that is left is fear, paranoia, and horrible fashion. I just keep asking myself, is it really this bad? And the only answer I can see is yes, it really is.

Sigh... I probably am thinking about this more than normal because I'm going to visit family just a bit north of Chicago in a few days. Republicans are people too, no?