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A Progressive Mind: Personal Reflections On Reality
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A progressive book of aphorisms and random thoughts of a homeless hippie, decorated US Marine Vietnam War veteran, 28 year union member and deeply political American. Personal views on the absolute uselessness of religion, war and greed as well as the necessity of equally sharing what the universe offers. I speak of my beliefs as an occasional atheist, occasional agnostic and eternal Progressive.
I have spent most of my free time researching the truths of the world and then collected them in this small, hopefully significant, progressive book of thoughts and ideals.
I believe that sharing these thoughts in the form of a progressive book may, on some level, change the tone of the bitter, nasty screaming match that passes for politics today. Every progressive book, every progressive thought creates a better world. At least, that is my hope.
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