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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by vixen99 on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:33AM (#13478861)
https://blogs.harvard.edu/philg/2017/01/21/why-youll-get-you...

'For every hour that an American spent knitting a hat . . .'

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by rconti on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:21AM (#13479153)
>Finally, the march here in Boston seems to have proved Donald Trump correct regarding the incompetence of U.S. local, state, and federal government. Despite soaking up 40-50 percent of GDP, the government couldn’t adapt to the forecast demand for transportation today by, e.g., adding extra trains.

Even a stopped clock....

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:39AM (#13479246)
You, I and every other person who's ever lived in MA know that the MA gov't is beyond dysfunctional. Expecting them to lean on the MBTA or any other entity to get shit done when necessary is like asking for a utopia.
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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by eli_gottlieb on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @03:25PM (#13485662)
>You, I and every other person who's ever lived in MA know that the MA gov't is beyond dysfunctional.

Well, except that the MBTA keeps running, laws are enforced, we have decent public schools, and we don't all have lead poisoning -- a few things we've got over, say, Michigan.

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