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  • The Politics of Cynicism

    The Politics of Cynicism
    Dec 4 2024
    I don't know if you've noticed recently (I'm being sarcastic) but pretty much everyone has been down in the dumps lately. Whether it's your conservative neighbor crying about some immigrant who's eating a cat or a leftist whining about not getting universal basic income or a liberal blathering about how the Democratic party needs to completely change course, even though they lost the popular by a mere 1.5%, it seems like everyone is just sad when it comes to politics now. I've noticed recently that, as I've slowly but surely gained the strength and confidence to pull myself up from the depths of depression, that many other people are displaying the same symptoms (malaise, paranoia, constant and almost inexplicable anger, instant sadness on demand, etc.) that I once frequently displayed after experiencing years of trauma and never seeking the help I needed for it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not laughing at people's pain. I know what it's like to be told that your problems don't matter enough to deserve attention. However, I've also learned that none of these problems will get solved or even addressed when you're in a negative mindset, especially when it comes to politics. Many people choose to sit out politics altogether because it can be so depressing and demoralizing. Listening to people complain is not fun. It's not uplifting. It's not even interesting, and it certainly will not motivate people to vote. A lot of people are coming up with very creating, and often questionable, ways for the Democrats to win 2028. Some of these ideas involve a complete shift to the left or even moving even further to center, which, pardon my skepticism, but if that did not work in 2016 or 2024, it's not going to work now. So what was different about 2020? Why did Democrats win that election so handily. Well, regardless of what you have to say about him, Joe Biden was always optimistic. He never let the harsh realities of politics (the monied interests, the crazed right wingers, the perpetually needy left wingers, the very real threat of fascism) get him down. He'd always come out there and say, "hey, we're going to try our best to get this done." America has had their time in the spotlight criticizing Uncle Joe, but pretty soon he's not going to be around for you to blame anymore. And, you know what? All of these problems that you're complaining about today are just going to get worse when he's gone. So, as Joe Biden spends his final months still trying to get student loans forgiven, and getting absolutely no credit for any of it, it's time for us to stop blaming him, and reflect on ourselves and our choice to remain bitter and cynical throughout one of the most successful Democratic presidencies in modern history. Why are we so fucking miserable all the time? Why is it that we always have to focus on the negative? Why are we like this? There's a dark cloud currently hanging over this nation that is much bigger than Donald Trump. He is not to blame for this dark cloud. He did not make it materialize out of nowhere. This deep discontent that we all feel stems from our various personality disorders that we refuse to deal with because we are too proud and embarrassed to admit that we need help. When you are depressed and/or anxious, you are more likely to snap at others, to descend into to hopelessness, to lock yourself inside, and refuse to seek the things you deserve like a successful career and thriving relationships. We need to abandon this politics of cynicism. We need to stop listening to people who tell us that we will never be successful or happy because this or that statistic says it's impossible. We've heard enough from these negative Nellys! Enough with the Debbie downerism already. They've had their time. Let us instead remember that there is always hope. Let us hold the radical nation that we can do things, that we can accomplish difficult tasks, that we can learn new talents, that we can conquer adversity, and finally be happy.

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  • Deadbeat Moms

    Deadbeat Moms
    Nov 10 2024
    As we all know, popular media is very good at telling one side of a story. The side of the story that they tell is not informed by some vast, government conspiracy, as some people would tell you. No, it's much simpler, yet somehow even more sinister than that. It's about money. Popular media, and its bastard son "alternative" media, is owned and operated by millionaires and billionaires. Millionaires and billionaires have very different interests than the average American. They are not concerned about putting food on the table, or anyone's table for that matter. They are much more concerned with changing your view of the world. By doing so, they can shape and mold you into the perfect little voting worker bee that they desire: a mindless, feckless, reckless consumer who doesn't think and always has his wallet open. That is what the powers that be desire, an idiot with a large bank account. They're not trying to make revolutionaries or slaves. They want you free, quite free indeed, free to go to seminars, churches, corporations, non-profit organizations, entertainment venues, strip clubs, prostitutes, herbalists, healers, beauticians, streaming services, and so on and so forth. Free to buy until you die. That is the American way, the way of capitalism. You can only dream about independence and self-sufficiency. Dream all you like, but don't you dare try to obtain or you will be punished. But the system isn't perfect. It makes mistakes. One of those mistakes is failing to deliver on the promise of the freedom to consume. Americans don't care about pronouns or saying "Latinx" vs Latino or saying black vs. BIPOC. No, that is a rich person's concern. Most Americans just want a little upward movement financially, a home, stability, a nice income, nothing too special, but America has failed at keeping the people high on bread and circuses, at least in my case anyway. You see, I believed the lie, the one spoken about in the bible, not the one in Thessalonians, that's the one every knows. I'm referring to Jeremiah 7:8, "Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit." Jeremiah is referring to the people of Judah and their hollow worship at a shrine to god, but the people are amoral. They behave in insane and deceitful ways, so god turns his back on them. I don't believe in god, but that passage speaks to me. We live in a time where people think that, if they have the temple, then they can behave in any way they damn well please. They believe they can create unfair double standards, and that the people they use, and abuse will simply lay down and take it, even like it. They are wrong. The truth shall come to light, as it always does. For decades we have listened to women complain about deadbeat dads. We nodded. We smiled. We said, "yes, that sounds awful. How horrible that man must be." And I still think that. It's horrible to leave a woman single with a child. That's not very nice. But that's just one side of the story. Men get left alone with children too. It's not as common, but it does happen, and it happens more frequently than you know. These men, these nice, decent, loving men are simply left behind by these women, and no one cares, not really. Men are just expected to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and back to work! America doesn't care about men, especially not loving fathers. I thought if I was nice that I would be loved by a woman. I'm not perfect. I've made mistakes. But I am nice. I'm a nice person. Yet here I sit, alone, abandoned with my child, taking care of him by myself. Will talk shows invite me on to cry? No. Will entire books and movie series and TV shows be made about me? No. Will they teach young boys about how horrible some mothers can be? Ha, ha! That's a laugh. You see, you don't know the world, not all of it, not yet. But you will. I'll show it to you, if you want to see it that is. You're out there looking for romance and love. How do you know she wants that? Is she even capable of it?

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  • "Entitlement"

    "Entitlement"
    Nov 7 2024
    This is another older episode recorded two years ago. I'll upload one from this year soon. What are the politics of respect? Who deserves respect and who instructs us as to who should be respected? Many in the upper echelons of power views us as entitled, disrespectful brats that are lazy and ungrateful for all our betters have done for us. They say that we are bad for asking them to contribute to things like the welfare system and infrastructure, that we are being unfair to them by demanding that they think of others than themselves. Every psychopath thinks in this way, and it is no secret that psychopathy and power go hand in hand, much like mash potatoes and gravy. For all the maturation my leftism has gone through over the years, all the changes of opinion on the success rate or even value of protesting, and all the grimacing I have done while watching the left utterly sabotage whatever little credibility they had left by mercilessly and constantly attacking, not republicans, but Democrats for some strange reason I still don't understand and never will, I still very much believe that the wealthy should pay taxes. I actually believe they should pay far more than they already do. Their giving to charity only ends up in the hands of certain individuals that they deem "less fortunate". That should not be left to their discretion. They should not be able to decide that a person with autism is "less fortunate" than a person with epilepsy. That doesn't make any sense. Both people in that equation are unfortunate and deserve the same amount of help. However, the way the system is designed now, the only people who get the help they need are what I like to call people with "flavor of the month problems". Autism is in right now. It won't always be. The rich will grow weary of that crusade, just as they grow weary of every crusade, and abandon autistic as well. But right now autism is having its moment in the spotlight, and really no one else is getting any help. It's rather depressing really. Why do you have to be sick to get help anyway? And why is it that certain illnesses are considered more deserving of help than others? What kind of Hunger Games bullshit society is this? What do I have to do? Transition to a woman so that I can develop breast cancer so Bill Gates will give a fuck about me? That seems a little crazy. And that's why I argue for more aggressive taxation of the rich because the truth is they only care about certain people, generally people who share problems with family members of theirs. That's no fair. It's not equal. Everyone deserves help, even healthy people. Why should we punish people for being healthy? Don't we want people to be healthy? But it's almost like you have to be dying in America for people to even give a fuck about you. I don't think that's the society that the founding fathers set out to create. In fact, I know it isn't. It has nothing to do with it, and it's weird that we allow private organizations to decide where and how that money gets spent. It's also weird that tax write offs are given for being charitable. You're literally bribing rich people to donate to charity. Why are we doing this exactly? They already have money. They don't need any more money. It's insane. All I'm saying is that these are the people who are calling you lazy and entitled when you say you would like some help. They're a bunch of people who are running legal tax scams to profit while at the same time looking like the saviors of humanity. And we're the entitled ones? What gives them the right to call us that when they're the ones demanding praise for running legal tax fraud? You can call me entitled all you like. I am still going to push to tax your ass, and the more you call me entitled, the more I'll advocate for it. Aw, poor Elon Gates Bezos can't afford another convertible. Who cares? Good! You have enough stuff! That's the point. This episode is called "Entitlement". Take the title and shove it up your end.

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  • The Far Left's Dissent into Trumpism

    The Far Left's Dissent into Trumpism
    Oct 31 2024
    The progressive American left is often presented as an all-loving movement, a movement that accepts people for who they are as they come. Nothing could be further from the truth. The progressive American left is one of the most hateful, spiteful, intolerant movements around. It is a movement that is solely based on the needs of a few wealthy individuals who consistently have lied to hardworking people at every turn. They lied when they said they would get you Medi-Care for all. They lied when they said they would get a Green New Deal. They lied when they said they would get you student loan forgiveness. They lied when they said they would address the issue of police brutality against black folks; they jumped off that ship really quick. And now, of course, having gotten you absolutely nothing, they are here telling you how to vote. They are calling people genocidal simply for voting for the Democratic party. That's right Joe Somebody, you are an evil, genocidal maniac who is killing children in Palestine because you want to keep your health insurance. That's right Jane Doe, you have voted to bomb Palestine into oblivion simply because you want to keep your right to vote. Apparently, I'm just as evil. You see, I'm currently making use of the ACA, which Mike Johnson and Trump have both promised to get rid of, and, you see, I'm voting for Kamala Harris, so I don't die by cracking my fucking skull open on the concrete. This makes me Hitler, according to the progressive left. Simply wanting to be alive makes me Pol Pot. Simply wanting to know that I live in a country that won't persecute my daughter for having a miscarriage makes me fucking Idi Amin. Just wanting to be aware of the fact that my sister's right to vote is protected by the Constitution makes me Mao in the flesh. This is the lunacy of the modern progressive left. They're not interested in getting you health care anymore; in fact, they don't give two fucks if you lose your healthcare so long as they stick it to Uncle Joe. What a lame crusade to embark upon, what a complete and utter waste of time and resources, resources by the way, that, according to an article by Politico, pro-Palestine protestors are taking from none other than the likes of George Soros, Rockefeller, Pfitzer, and other wealthy philanthropists and organizations that also donate to none other than the Democratic Party! Hell, they're a big reason Joe Biden became president in the first place. So, my question for you is this. Why am I evil for voting for Kamala Harris, but they're not evil for taking money from the same fucking people they're complaining about! That's not just a double standard. That is the sign of a lazy activist who doesn't even know what he's involved in at best, and the sign of complete and utter hypocrisy at worst. I'll let time decide which, but I'll tell you my best guess, and that is the latter. I will not be told how to vote. This is my country just as much as it is anyone else's. I will not be threatened. I will not be intimidated. I did not leave the right wing to join some other cult. Fuck that. I'm over groups and their idiotic messianic missions that always end in disaster. This all started with getting Bernie Sanders elected. Why are we onto geopolitics when we haven't even gotten a president in the White House or a majority progressive congress yet? Do you have any idea how stupid that is? We have no power! Do you think protestors really make those decisions? Ha! You need Congress on your side first sweetie. It seems that the progressives have forgotten that the reason they even got the first new deal is because FDR had two branches of government at his behest, not by going to Columbia college and harassing Jewish students and staff. This is clownish. It is the exact same type of hysterics and buffoonery that the alt-right engages in, a complete disregard for one's neighbors, all while throwing a temper tantrum about concepts they don't even fully comprehend.

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  • Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader
    Oct 26 2024

    I would like to begin by giving a warm and hearty hello to all of you who have continued to listen to More Content Talk, even during my very prolonged hiatus. A lot has changed since then. I've been in many performances and continue to act. I was even a producer for another theatre company for a while and that was fun while it lasted. I am currently being contracted to do more performances all around the bay area and I'm having a great deal of fun doing it. Obviously, America is once again on the cusp of what looks to be another tumultuous election, so what better time for me to make my triumphant return? There is a lot of misinformation circling around about who will win the election and I will cover that in future episodes. I have always tried my best to give you the truth. I haven't always been completely successful, but I've always corrected myself and tried to be as reliable a source of information as you as possible. That is my commitment to you and I really hope that I am able to accomplish that. Anyway, enough with the warm and fuzzy stuff for now. It's time to get back to work!


    Why do people follow tyrants? It's an age-old question that has existed since the creation of military force. What is so appealing about someone so obviously terrifying, domineering and controlling? Why would a seemingly nice person feel the need to stoop to such levels of depravity? We have all asked ourselves these questions about a friend, family member (or, if you're like me, maybe even yourself) after their seemingly docile personalities have been, supposedly, hijacked by cults of influence. We often assume that these people have been "brainwashed", but is that really the case? The term "brainwash" was invented by a cold warrior in a court room, and its scientific validity has not been questioned much. It remains one of the only terms in the English cannon that is accepted as fact while simultaneously having no proof whatsoever. And look, perhaps brainwashing is real, and we have our simple answer. Bad people bully good people into doing bad things... But is that correct or does that just make us feel better? It is always of the upmost importance when trying to separate fact from fiction to remember that what feels right to us isn't necessarily correct. Our feelings are unreliable, and, at times, even sporadic. We did not get to the moon and found civilizations by following our gut. The human mind is a fragile thing and must not be treated lightly.


    My argument today is that people follow tyrants because they choose to, not because they are forced or because of some Draconian form of peer pressure. We must remember that adults are not children. They are completely capable of making choices and understanding the ramifications of said choices. A farmer living in Hitler's Germany knew damn well that he would benefit from the atrocities of the Third Reich, and also probably knew that he was in no real danger, especially if he was not a member of a marginalized group. The truth is that, in Nazi Germany or any other dictator style government, if enough people simply said no, the entire operation would falter and eventually fail. The Nazis did not take over overnight. There was time for resistance. There always is. So why is it that so often people choose to comply? As, I've stated in prior episodes, there exists a selfishness in people, a self-aggrandizing, evil chess player who wishes to manipulate himself to the top of the human food chain by any means necessary. So why point this out? Why harp on it? What's the point? Well, the point is that the authoritarians know this. They know you seek power, wealth and status, and they will use your desires to manipulate you into committing atrocities...if you let them. So, the next time you find yourself admiring that flashy celebrity, just remember that something much darker is going on beneath the surface. You want what they have. What will you do to get it?

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  • America Hates Again: Asian Hate in The Age Of Covid

    America Hates Again: Asian Hate in The Age Of Covid
    Mar 30 2021
    When you neglect an old wound, it has a way of creeping up on you during times of distress. Without the proper attention, the smallest wound can make you start to lose your grip on reality, and slowly start to descend into madness. A few sensationalized stories about faulty lab work in a Chinese lab has sent Americans into a complete hysteria regarding the origin of the pandemic. Everywhere you turn it seems as if someone has their own unique version of who is responsible for the outbreak, and very rarely do any of these stories match up with the CDC's version. People tend to take their ill will out on others when they have no one to blame. We are society obsessed with placing blame on people, righting supposed wrongs, rescuing non-existent damsels in distress, and saving the world from the awful influence of the "other". Thought the anti-immigration sentiment is strong in America, it is important to note that one need not be from another nation to receive the negative treatment associated with being an outsider in this country. There is, after all, an American way, and that way has very strict requirements for what an American is supposed to look like. Of course the media has successfully stolen the issue of Asian hate from the people it actually effects, and turned it into a giant "who has done the most for Asian people" cockfight, which the conservative and liberal alphabet soup media tend to do with every issue concerning human rights. It's all a show for the big media corporations. They believe that if you talk enough about something on TV then the problem will simply disappear. We all know this is a farce. Sitting around talking to someone who hated you even before the pandemic began is not going to convince them that you're an okay person. It's much more important to recognize the harsh reality that success in America is not always synonymous with progress. That is to say, one can be quite successful in America, but still not be accepted as a part of the society. Never forget that social contracts are not forged in stone, and, even if they were, someone would find a way to alter them. As we have seen with situations like Black Wall Street, the thriving black business hub that was completely destroyed by white rage in the early 1900s, your economic and social status in this country is conditional, and subject to white supremacist review at all times. This can be a disturbing reality for some to accept. We want to think that horrible things are in the past. But do we know this for certain? Racism is a silent killer. It works slowly, almost without notice. It seeps into your daily life, toying with our hopes, dreams and passions until you are left a shell of your former self. You find yourself being used as a political pawn in a game for power that often has nothing to do with you in any real way. This can be quite disheartening in a time where we should be able to focus on our health; however, all is not lost. Though, I cannot promise you some great acceptance from the white supremacist in this nation, I can reassure you that you do not need or want it. Acceptance is a tricky word. It can fool you into believing that problems don't exist. I don't think that we need to accept each other as we are. I think that if people are persecuting others it needs to stop, regardless of how free their speech is. That's right, I'm telling all the supposed loving people of America to knock it off with the damn hatred all the time. Why is it that America only seems to give a damn when I'm in a bad mood? Maybe it should look in the mirror for once. So, enough with the hate America. Do what you told me to do when I asked you what I I would do for job, "buck up, get over it, pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, stop bothering everyone with your problems, and stop being so goddamn negative!" See, it doesn't feel that great when someone does it to you, does it? Let's stop the hate and call out the haters on More Content Talk.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/morecontentplease/support

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  • Coping with Loneliness and Rejection During Covid-19

    Coping with Loneliness and Rejection During Covid-19
    Mar 29 2021
    We all know what it feels like to be alone, and without a shoulder to cry on. I don't have to explain it to you. If you're listening to this show, I know that you have been there before. Only a person who has been through a lot of pain could find humor in the things I say. It is, perhaps, what makes or breaks a person's strength, that being their ability to find pleasure in the most heartbreaking pain. Many of us, for whatever reason, have had to rethink many of the choices we made prior the the pandemic, including the relationships we choose to have with our friends and family members. Though it can sometimes be good for us to explore new relationships, most of us struggle to let go of the past, feeling as if there was one correct thing we could have done or said to make things work out for the better. But does this assumption have any truth to it, or are we just searching for another way to despair when there is no need. People change. They grow up. The mature in different ways. That doesn't always mean that they get to take their friends and loved ones with them. It can, of course, be even more devastating to be alone during a pandemic, where we are, supposedly, shut away from the world. I do agree that this can be extremely difficult, at first. I once longed for sleepless nights, and endless socializing. I was, in many ways, the life of the party. So, how did I end up giving all that up for a stable family life devoted much more to self improvement than the improvement of others? Simple, the party life is boring. Pointless relationships are boring. Endless socializing is boring. How many interesting conversations did you have before the pandemic? I mean, conversations that you were actually engaged in, not speaking to someone while scrolling through youtube videos you have no intention of watching. I bet, if you actually thought about it, the answer would be not very many. I understand what you're going through. I'm not mocking you. I am trying to get you to look on the bright side, not because I am a positive thinker, but because there is no point in feeling alone when you can enjoy the company of yourself. I have been soundly rejected by society. My friends all bailed on me when I needed them. I have made new friends now. Sure, it took awhile. I had to venture out into the world, and even try out social media before I started meeting people again. But it did happen. Regardless of how inadequate I felt, there were still new, interesting, caring people who were interested in what I had to say. So, there is light at the end of the tunnel, if you are willing to stick it out. But, in order to get there, let's try to remember that we are more than Americans; we are individuals. We should enjoy our own company for, if we do not, how can we expect others to enjoy it? So, I am telling you today to be glad when you are alone. Being alone gives you more time to remember what you were like when you were a child. It allows you to think only the thoughts that you would like to, whenever you like to. Being alone may be just what you need to write that novel, or color that picture or start that blog. Maybe you don't have "back to normal anxiety" or whatever google is saying this week to get people to serve them coffee again. Maybe you just want to be alone. Maybe you just want to get to know yourself a little better. That's not being selfish; that's called being self aware, and recognizing that you just might matter more than any slogan can encapsulate. So what if you've been rejected? Isn't that wonderful? Now you finally have the time you always wanted to enjoy what little time you have. Embrace it. Enjoy it. Loneliness is nothing to be afraid of as long as you remember that you are fun, brilliant, and unique without the approval of others. Come on, let's be alone together, on More Content Talk. Image Credit: Warren Wong/Sound Credit bensound.com--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/morecontentplease/support

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  • Myth Trusters: When Despair Becomes Delusion

    Myth Trusters: When Despair Becomes Delusion
    Mar 28 2021
    We are now more than a year into the Covid 19 pandemic, and it is certain that there will be a third wave. The CDC, and Dr. Fauci, have now stated that they are extremely concerned about the growing number of cases, which, as I sit here writing, is now at 57,000 cases a day in the last week. This is clear evidence for another surge of covid deaths, but America, including about half of our elected officials have declared the pandemic over. It may seem perplexing, I say may because it seems to make sense to many people, that the woes of sadness and boredom are outweighing the reality of illness and death, but that is what it has come to in America. It becomes more and more clear all the time that this is not a nation of people who care anything about health. I knew this was a problem in the mental health field. Americans commonly deny the existence of mental illness, treating therapy as some sort of conspiracy to take away their right to be an asshole. But the mental health pandemic has been largely ignored. As I write, it is estimated that a third of people in the United States have mental disorders that have not been diagnosed. You can almost understand the ignorance when it comes to our mental health pandemic. Mental illness is not easy to spot, and those who suffer from it rarely know they even have such an illness. However, the avoidance, and denial of physical illness is also common in American history. Various unproven alternative care "treatments" such as enemas, fasting, water treatments, and beatings have been touted as the holy grail of healing by opportunists, and utopians. But where do these supposed hucksters come from? As the old adage goes, where there is demand, the supplier will provide the goods. America may not be a Christian nation, but it is a faith based nation. People desire to be right more than they desire to be cured. Everywhere you go you hear people claiming to have the correct worldview. But does medical science jive with their particular flavor of truth? For years, we were told to treat people kindly, and to accept them for who they are. What if who they are is a person in despair who has given up on life completely, but is still able to function in society? What if their life has been a horror show, a complete nightmare that has resulted in nothing but pain, and misery? What if they have not been successful like you have? What if they sincerely tried to fit into the world as it is, but time and again were told that there was simply no place for them? What if their entire reason for existing has been called into question by various tragedies? What if their loved ones mock and ignore them? What if they are stranger everywhere they go? What if they have no place where they can just be themselves? What if, everywhere they go, people are trying to change them? This is what we have called despair. Despair is such a powerful emotion, that it will make you completely irrational. It seems to me that is what is going on in the United States when it comes to the various conspiracy theories online, and elsewhere. The conspiracy theorist decides that they are the hero of their own tragic tale, that it may very well be over for them, that all hope may be lost, but at least they still have their own mind. They are still an individual under this narrative. They are not being controlled by the people who they feel have hurt them. Yet all too often I hear people saying we need to teach more, we need to talk more, we need more debates. What effect has that had? Why do we keep trying the same tactics over and over again even though we are getting nowhere?--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/morecontentplease/support

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