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A Chokehold On Reason

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The Two Extreme Sides of Heroism

The New York Times is commissioning articles like this one by Roxanne Gay making people uncomfortable can now get you killed uncomfortable yeah that's what gay meant to argue as she writes Jordan Nealy of Michael Jackson impersonator experiencing homelessness was yelling and according to some subway riders acting aggressively on an F train. Matt Gates told the story of the subway choking in his propagandistic style on his podcast asking listeners if they could be brave enough to quote do your duty as a free American marine US patriot. The severely mentally ill homeless man screaming on the subway who announced he was ready to die was doing more than causing discomfort but I do salute gay for using the active voice as opposed to the experiencing homelessness phrase

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