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Bettina Duval

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Thoughts & Happenings

 Political Commentary by Bettina Duval 
Dissent carries a negative connotation that many view as the unproductive workings of social malcontents.  Without a doubt some forms of rebellion breed strife, but some are simplistic strategies produced by those with limited resources in an effort to affect a degree of change. 

SMALL MIRACLES

 Political Commentary by Bettina Duval 
Democracy is a messy, inconvenient and elongated process that lumbers on with long periods of distant progress marked by the occasional monumental landmark.  If we are lucky we may be fortunate enough to see one or two of those momentous occasions in our lifetime.  Often we are so focused on the [...]

Political Commentary by Bettina Duval 
For the past few days I have been so disappointed that Hillary Clinton suspended her race for the Democratic presidential nominee.  I’ve gotten over my anger about how she was treated with a negative feminist spin, although it was very sexist at times and unnecessarily cruel in the portrayal of her character. Like 18 million [...]

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