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Politics hates a vacuum. If it isn't filled with hope, someone will fill it with fear.

Naomi Klein

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Naomi Klein
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 5
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Climate Activist
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Free speech is meaningless if the commercial cacophony has risen to the point where no one can hear you.
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Democracy is not just the right to vote, it is the right to live in dignity.
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