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Nothing Personal: An Essay by James Baldwin

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NOTHING PERSONAL IS A SLIT TO THE THROAT. THE INCISION IS SHORT BUT THE CUT IS ALL OR NOTHING. BALDWIN BOMBARDS AMERICA. EXPOSING ITS HISTORY AND IDENTITY; ULTIMATELY EXPOSING WHY EVERYONE IS LONELY AND DEAD. WRITTEN IN THE 60S THE WRITING FEELS RELEVANT, FEELS TIMELESS, FEELS CYCLICAL. AMERICA HOLDS ON TO ITS MYTHICAL PAST TO NEVER CONFRONT ITS VIOLENCE AKA ONGOING US IMPERIALISM. THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS HORRID COUNTRY ARE HOLDING ON TO THEIR THROATS GRASPING FOR AIR, INSTEAD OF BEING HELPED, WE'RE ASKED FOR OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE NUMBER.