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The attempt on Trump's life is a wake-up call for all of us. I attended a

private conference last week where I was introduced as a man who has made a

career out of stating the self-evident. While some would see this description as a slight,

to me it is a source of tremendous satisfaction. In a society which has forced large swathes of its

citizenry to pretend that what they see with their own eyes must never be uttered out loud,

describing the obvious reality is a worthy thing to do.

That being the case, what is the self-evident truth of the last 48 hours?

I woke up on Sunday morning to the news of President Trump had been shot in an assassination

attempt.

My phone was bursting with notifications, a mixture of concern and unprintable memes.

Like many, I experienced a range of emotions,

from shock to the relief of the assassination failed to concern for the future of an America

in which this sort of thing can happen. What occurred at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania had,

and may still have, the potential to be one of those singular moments in history

which changes the world forever.

One need not reach for the overused example of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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