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What does it mean?
The author encourages persistence in the face of political disappointment.
In plain terms
You may be unhappy, but you must stay involved.
What can you take from it?
Engagement should continue even when results are disappointing.

Where it applies

  • civic education
  • post-election reflection

Putting it to work

  • encouraging voter turnout
  • sustaining activism

Questions to consider

  • How do you stay motivated when things go wrong?
  • What happens if you walk away?

Another view

It does not offer specific solutions for the disappointment.

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