Ogre of Ogre's Politics & Views - one of the strongest, most consistent freedom-fighters I know - is throwing in the towel:

IÂ’m not going to vanish off the face of the earth, but IÂ’m not going to be here. There is no point in it. IÂ’m done fighting. IÂ’m going to spend the rest of my days, as long as I can, just being free.

To which I say, with sadness:

Everyone's got their breaking point.

But as I recall from "When Hell Was In Session", if a POW broke, his comrades would encourage him not to STAY broken. They told him to put himself back together and keep resisting.

If you decide eventually that you can un-break - and I sincerely hope you do - I'll gladly welcome you back to the fight.

Meanwhile, if nothing else, please leave the blog. Someone who's stuggling might stumble over there and find just the words of inspiration he needs to keep going. You always had a way with words, forming them regularly into powerful, succinct arguments for what is good and right.

Sure, the idiots won't listen to you, but you've never been talking to the idiots, and idiots won't be the ones responsible for turning the tide.

And although you haven't won the war, you've inspired those who fight the battles with the ideas they need to keep them alive in the trenches.

God bless you, Ogre, and good luck.

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