The tired whine of “But the Republicans are worse” will…

The tired whine of “But the Republicans are worse” will fall flat as more young Americans take charge of their future and move, with their reenergized elders, toward the Green Party and parallel civic and political movements.

Sourced, Crashing the Party (2002)

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