No need for a reality check. I see the writing on the wall. I'm just not sure that the approach we take of voting for the lesser of two evils isn't setting the bar too low, and perhaps it's time to realize that fighting for true change is our only viable option.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
