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National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
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![“To Americans, Washington is a giant cesspool. It's no wonder almost half of Americans (47%) now agree with the statement 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.' It's us (the people) versus them (the politicians), and it doesn't matter what primary color you wear [...] I was…” quote by Frank Luntz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5ca/frank-luntz-4874_accepting_to-americans-washington-is-a-giant-cessp_1625863.jpg)
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