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'Nothing A Mob Does Is Clean'

'Nothing A Mob Does Is Clean'

On the perils of a crowd, and the blessing of pilgrims

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Jan 08, 2021
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I have never been to a demonstration as a participant (versus as a journalist covering it) — not even the March For Life. I have nothing at all against demonstrations in principle; I just don’t feel right at them. Crowds scare me, not in a phobic way, but because of their potential power.

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