Since the 2008 elections, we’ve seen promises shattered, vows disavowed, hopes crushed. But it turns out that whipping up the masses with the promise of change has a pesky side effect: the hope for true transformation does not wear off quickly. Sure, the mainstream media pushes cameras in the faces of every Tea Partier with a sign, and sure, anti-progress forces throw their bodies and their wallets in front of every attempt to return power to the people of the United States – but that desire for change lives on.
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