Great essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen on the idealized America and its shadow self, as it actually exists.
"If the United States of America is the name for the best version of the country that its citizens can imagine—a nation bound by laws and uplifted by ideals—then Greater America is the doppelgänger that has also always existed, feeding on the desire for power and profit."
thenation.com/article/world/gr…
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in reply to Henhouse_Cockerel • • •I just want something to ride and get in shape. Trek has predrilled holes for attachments some have the screws in them, others just have plugs. I got the water bottle holder off and on the new one. The kickstand holes on one are bigger than the other, and the screws for the waterbottle spot are too small. Frustrating