<div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">Paul Krugman, NY Times, 11/19/19</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">Maybe seven or eight years ago I had a memorable conversation with a former Marine who had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and was honorably discharged after being severely wounded by an I.E.D. (He made a full recovery.) Like other military officers I’ve spoken with, he was thoughtful and well-informed, almost a bit of an intellectual — very much someone I could talk to, despite his having had experiences I can’t imagine.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">But he was, he said, finding his post-military experience somewhat unsatisfying, because “there’s no honor in civilian life.”</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">Strange to say, I felt that I understood him. I’ve had a wonderful professional life, getting well paid to do work that I enjoy and even amounts to a vocation. Yet I sometimes feel the hankering for something more — a sense of serving a larger purpose, including being willing to make big sacrifices if necessary. And I don’t think I’m alone in having those feelings, or in having special admiration for those public servants, not just in the military, who do live by an honor code.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">But if you’re both powerful and corrupt, you don’t admire women and men who serve with honor. On the contrary, you hate and fear them, because their sense of duty may stand in the way of your schemes. And you especially hate the admiration most of us feel for honorable public servants, which makes it hard to brush them aside.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_4081249742969993735_a11y-skip-0" style="width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden">Continue reading the main story</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:10px 0px 25px;text-align:center"><div style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(220,220,220);border-top:1px solid rgb(220,220,220);direction:ltr;padding:20px 0px"><h3 color="#666" class="gmail-m_4081249742969993735css-186xeyn" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line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<a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter/-600TAk_7JAp4zcVlJaP2w~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftqvLP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMS8xNi91cy90cnVtcC1wYXJkb24tbWlsaXRhcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPXBhdWwta3J1Z21hbiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9wa18yMDE5MTExOT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0xMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NTQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkxNyZ1c2VyX2lkPTI0ZTY5MWM2NWQ1MGNkNDE1OWYwNjBiMDYzZmVjZmEwJnJlZ2lfaWQ9NzA2NDA1OTMyMDE5MTExOVcDbnl0QgoAH8sm1F1tULbiUhJuZ2llcjAwNkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~" class="gmail-m_4081249742969993735css-1sybz1k" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(40,110,208);border-bottom:1px solid rgb(40,110,208);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit">pardon</a> three servicemen accused or convicted of war crimes.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_4081249742969993735_a11y-skip-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden">Continue reading the main story</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:10px 0px 25px;text-align:center"><div style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;border-bottom:1px solid rgb(220,220,220);border-top:1px solid rgb(220,220,220);direction:ltr;padding:20px 0px"><h3 color="#666" class="gmail-m_4081249742969993735css-186xeyn" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:10px;line-height:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);letter-spacing:0.7px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-top:0px">ADVERTISEMENT</h3><span style="width:100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:0px auto"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-collapse:collapse"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/6sIqdK_T7KK186dyPaynPg~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftqvLP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzAyMjI3JmxpPVBLJm09MjRlNjkxYzY1ZDUwY2Q0MTU5ZjA2MGIwNjNmZWNmYTAmcD1QS18yMDE5MTExOVcDbnl0QgoAH8sm1F1tULbiUhJuZ2llcjAwNkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=702227&li=PK&m=24e691c65d50cd4159f060b063fecfa0&p=PK_20191119" border="0" width="600" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 0px; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px; max-width: 600px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="border-collapse:collapse"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/LcjeU-scCq_A9vhMo2f2DA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftqvLP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzAyMjMwJmxpPVBLJm09MjRlNjkxYzY1ZDUwY2Q0MTU5ZjA2MGIwNjNmZWNmYTAmcD1QS18yMDE5MTExOVcDbnl0QgoAH8sm1F1tULbiUhJuZ2llcjAwNkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=702230&li=PK&m=24e691c65d50cd4159f060b063fecfa0&p=PK_20191119" border="0" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 0px; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></td><td align="right" style="border-collapse:collapse"><a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/-xEOLqHXz6keAfQTM3pOiA~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftqvLP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzAyMjI4JmxpPVBLJm09MjRlNjkxYzY1ZDUwY2Q0MTU5ZjA2MGIwNjNmZWNmYTAmcD1QS18yMDE5MTExOVcDbnl0QgoAH8sm1F1tULbiUhJuZ2llcjAwNkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://liveintent.newyorktimesinfo.com/imp?s=702228&li=PK&m=24e691c65d50cd4159f060b063fecfa0&p=PK_20191119" border="0" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 0px; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-m_4081249742969993735_a11y-skip-1" style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">Why did he pardon them? When he first tweeted that he was reviewing their cases, Trump <a href="https://nl.nytimes.com/f/a/83fozOZEDNDJlXPpqMUbyw~~/AAAAAQA~/RgRftqvLP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5iY25ld3MuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC90cnVtcC1hbm5vdW5jZXMtcmV2aWV3LWdyZWVuLWJlcmV0LW11cmRlci1jYXNlLXdlLXRyYWluLW91ci1uMTA2NTQyMT90ZT0xJm5sPXBhdWwta3J1Z21hbiZlbWM9ZWRpdF9wa18yMDE5MTExOT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0xMTYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTM5NTQmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xODkxNyZ1c2VyX2lkPTI0ZTY5MWM2NWQ1MGNkNDE1OWYwNjBiMDYzZmVjZmEwJnJlZ2lfaWQ9NzA2NDA1OTMyMDE5MTExOVcDbnl0QgoAH8sm1F1tULbiUhJuZ2llcjAwNkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~" class="gmail-m_4081249742969993735css-1sybz1k" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(40,110,208);border-bottom:1px solid rgb(40,110,208);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit">declared</a>, “We train our boys to be killing machines, then prosecute them when they kill.” But it’s precisely because soldiers have the terrible power and responsibility to kill people in the nation’s service that they’re expected to do everything they can to avoid killing indiscriminately. Honorable behavior isn’t an annoying impediment to the use of force, it’s an essential part of what makes our military more than a gang of thugs.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">But Trump hates those who serve with honor, and prefers thugs.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;font-family:georgia,serif">That’s the thing about Trumpism. It’s not just an ideology I disagree with; it’s not even merely a cult of personality that celebrates a leader nobody should admire. At its core is a rejection of the values that we used to think defined us as a nation. You might say that Trump is at war with truth, justice, and the American way. And that is, terrifyingly, a war he might win.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><table class="gmail-m_4081249742969993735css-n6cafp" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;padding-bottom:15px"></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>   <div style="height:auto;width:auto">   <div> <div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><div><span style="font-size:13.3333330154419px">A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. </span><br style="font-size:13.3333330154419px"><br style="font-size:13.3333330154419px"><span style="font-size:13.3333330154419px">-Greek proverb</span></div><div><br>
“Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. 
Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance 
from another. This immaturity is self- imposed when its cause lies not 
in lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it 
without guidance from another. Sapere Aude! ‘Have courage to use your 
own understand-ing!—that is the motto of enlightenment.<br>
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--Immanuel Kant<br>
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