On this day let us remember a real American hero

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13. 55 Years ago today my best friend and several other friends stood there on the National Mall.

They were there for the speech. My friend showed me photos of where they stood and many times he told stories of the day. They'd come down from NYC in a car with Ornette Coleman. I met them all some years later, but was a bit too young then and too distant to even consider attending. My friend was a drunk and could be an asshole, but when we buried him we told riotously funny stories and remebered good things about him.

For what it's worth, the core message of that day, in twenty-five words or less, was that all citizens must treated with equal decency and respect, with rights backed by rule of law. And none of the following civil rights laws would have been passed without at least some Republican crossovers or compromises.

But anyway, it's getting later than you think, and it sounds like you're doubling down for tribal war, staying outside the norms, and elevating McCain to 'monster', which leaves no room for when you encounter a real one. I see some grand ideals, which, with no allies from the decency wing of either party, I assume will magically be realized...how? Does that not matter?

So what's your game here?