I've traveled along the border between Mexico and the U.S. quite a bit in the past fifteen years, and know some of it quite well. I don't know much at all about the border between California, Western Arizona, and New Mexico, but I know some of the border in southeast Arizona and in Texas. Over half our border with Mexico is along the Texas border. If your knowledge of the border comes from news sources, like television, it's wrong. I would say skewed or perhaps tilted toward some agenda, but it's just flat wrong. It doesn't look much like you have it pictured, and it certainly doesn't function like you think it does. If you've got an idea of a tightly secured border due to beefed up Border Patrol people, you can scratch that. I've parked along a stretch of highway in southeast Arizona and watched illegal immigrants simply walk across the border and head north. Fences and walls, where they exist, are mostly for show. Ask anyone who lives along that border about illegal immigrants and drug traffickers, and they just shrug. It's like asking Californians about earthquakes.
Half of the border between Mexico and Texas is busy. Forget the image of tumbled down desert villages along the border and think in terms of metropolitan areas . . . like McAllen or Laredo or in New Mexico, El Paso. Visit an international bridge and watch the traffic flow, and then ask yourself home much real damage is being done to trade between this country and Mexico. You can fight the war against illegal drugs flowing across that border until doomsday and never win it, and for one simple reason - we want the drugs. Without a market here, there wouldn't be much of a drug trade. In fact, the drug trade is double-faceted. It's big money for the drug traders, and it's big money for those who fight it. If we didn't need all those drug enforcement officers, and they were laid off, what would that do to our economy? We need the drugs to keep commerce going, and not just for the sellers and users. Government isn't interested in doing the smart thing and legalizing the drugs; they want the fight. And they losing it, and they still want the fight.
McAllen, Texas is a damn nice town. It's good to look at, and it's ultra modern. Hidalgo County has over half million people now. If you drive from there to the coast, you see the build-up of population, and you see all the commerce, and you know the economy is in decent shape there. That's not the case all over Texas, and still, many Texans are scared to death of the border. I love the part of Texas from Del Rio heading west near the Rio Grande River, all the way to Presidio. Once you leave Presidio and head northwest toward El Paso, you hit some really nice country that's remote and still wild. And in El Paso, the river is almost nonexistent, just a trickle of water. Once you run out of river to mark the border, you just have lots of miles of wide open spaces that are impossible to police and protect.
So, let us go to the little town of Naco in southeast Arizona. That's a place perhaps you've pictured in your mind, a dusty desert town that looks like the back side of the moon. Not far away, you have the much larger towns of Bisbee or Sierra Vista. But at Naco, you have a village, and on both sides of the border. On the Mexican side you'll find dentist's offices and an otherwise grubby looking Mexican town. I'm told this is where many illegal aliens cross, and the town is full of Coyotes, the guys who get them across for a fee. And there's a Border Patrol presence there and a big fence that stops almost nothing. Ten miles out into the desert from Naco there's only the remains of an old fence separating Arizona from Mexico, easy to get past, and then you have a short walk to a major highway where someone can pick you up and transport you north. Think of this when you think of Trump's idiotic wall, and perhaps you'll see the idiocy in it. But think most about what happens to the economies of those border states when and if the undocumented worker force stops, or even slows a lot. Go drive the interstate between Nogales and Tucson and you'll see how important that work force is to Tucson and beyond.
Sometimes we play a fools game, and sometimes the fools are idiots when it comes to knowing the border. My guess is most members of Congress are just these foolish idiots, and we all know what Trump is.
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
SOMETIMES LITTLE BROTHER IS SMARTER THAN BIG BROTHER
Speculation about what would happen should the current system of government in America collapse goes past just speculation. We'd have to invent a new word for the uncertainty that would occur, but some people are thinking about that and are coming up with scenarios. I've read through some of them, even introduced a few ideas of my own, but I don't see anything that would work until we're forced into the necessity to make it work. Necessity is the mother of invention, you know.
Government in America is pretty much in the crapper across the board. The federal government is screwed up with politics, mismanagement, indecision, gridlock, and ineptness. It fumbles and stumbles along, manages to keep things going, and for one reason - wealth, and that comes from the American public's tax dollars. Economic forecasters do a decent job most of the time in predicting what will come . . . in the short run. Nobody in this country actually does much long range planning. If they did, we'd be big time involved in what to do about water shortages in the country, a concern that's drawing attention and getting worse by the day. We don't have a uniform plan. States are grappling with the problem as are local governments, but not much is being done most places . . . just talk, and talk is cheap.
Democracy is from the start a fumbling, inefficient way to manage an economy. Too many hands in the pot - that's part of the problem. Lack of expertise is another, but nothing happens when problems arise until the problem is already full-blown. And sometimes that means it's too late to fix the problem. What then? If it gets too broke to fix, what do we do? The answer is simple: we find something to replace it. The good thing about us as a people is that we've always been pretty good at doing that. We get caught with our pants down lots of times, and we seem to find ways of working out of it . . . but at enormous expense.
If you study government around the country, these united states, you'll find a lot of differences in how various states, counties, and cities are managed. Some states do better than others, and the how and why of that is sometimes hard to pinpoint. Is it good government structure at work? Good managers at work? Are some states and communities just higher class than others, and therefore in a position to better take care of business? Probably, and if that's the case, there's a lesson here. Are liberal leaning states better places to live than conservative areas? Well, not in some cases. Texas is conservative, and it's one of the best places in American to live, if you want a job and a decent place to live. We're not all corn pone and cow ponies down here. Austin, for instance, is one of the most up-beat, lively, attractive places in the country, and people are flocking there like crazy. That city, like all metropolitan areas, has lots of problems, but they've also go fairly good leadership there.
Nebraska is another conservative state that's drawing attention as a good place to live, especially in Omaha. I don't know exactly why, but I can make some educated guesses, like - there's a good work ethic inherent in places like Nebraska. Keep it simple stupid kind of work ethic, just buckle down and do it, and that keeps them on top of things. And, they're the only state in the union with a unicameral legislature . . . one house. It's a state with a good attitude, and that helps. Texas thinks big, and even though we don't get there with our big ideas a lot of the time, we get somewhere. Some states are going nowhere . . . except in the same direction the federal government is going.
My point? Maybe it's time somebody paid attention to little brother. Maybe it's time big brother took some lessons for someone who's doing it better than they are. Wise up, Uncle Sam. The grass is greener where you're not trampling it down all the time. The window to success is sometimes a keyhole, so you'd best be taking a peek.
Government in America is pretty much in the crapper across the board. The federal government is screwed up with politics, mismanagement, indecision, gridlock, and ineptness. It fumbles and stumbles along, manages to keep things going, and for one reason - wealth, and that comes from the American public's tax dollars. Economic forecasters do a decent job most of the time in predicting what will come . . . in the short run. Nobody in this country actually does much long range planning. If they did, we'd be big time involved in what to do about water shortages in the country, a concern that's drawing attention and getting worse by the day. We don't have a uniform plan. States are grappling with the problem as are local governments, but not much is being done most places . . . just talk, and talk is cheap.
Democracy is from the start a fumbling, inefficient way to manage an economy. Too many hands in the pot - that's part of the problem. Lack of expertise is another, but nothing happens when problems arise until the problem is already full-blown. And sometimes that means it's too late to fix the problem. What then? If it gets too broke to fix, what do we do? The answer is simple: we find something to replace it. The good thing about us as a people is that we've always been pretty good at doing that. We get caught with our pants down lots of times, and we seem to find ways of working out of it . . . but at enormous expense.
If you study government around the country, these united states, you'll find a lot of differences in how various states, counties, and cities are managed. Some states do better than others, and the how and why of that is sometimes hard to pinpoint. Is it good government structure at work? Good managers at work? Are some states and communities just higher class than others, and therefore in a position to better take care of business? Probably, and if that's the case, there's a lesson here. Are liberal leaning states better places to live than conservative areas? Well, not in some cases. Texas is conservative, and it's one of the best places in American to live, if you want a job and a decent place to live. We're not all corn pone and cow ponies down here. Austin, for instance, is one of the most up-beat, lively, attractive places in the country, and people are flocking there like crazy. That city, like all metropolitan areas, has lots of problems, but they've also go fairly good leadership there.
Nebraska is another conservative state that's drawing attention as a good place to live, especially in Omaha. I don't know exactly why, but I can make some educated guesses, like - there's a good work ethic inherent in places like Nebraska. Keep it simple stupid kind of work ethic, just buckle down and do it, and that keeps them on top of things. And, they're the only state in the union with a unicameral legislature . . . one house. It's a state with a good attitude, and that helps. Texas thinks big, and even though we don't get there with our big ideas a lot of the time, we get somewhere. Some states are going nowhere . . . except in the same direction the federal government is going.
My point? Maybe it's time somebody paid attention to little brother. Maybe it's time big brother took some lessons for someone who's doing it better than they are. Wise up, Uncle Sam. The grass is greener where you're not trampling it down all the time. The window to success is sometimes a keyhole, so you'd best be taking a peek.
Monday, May 12, 2014
PANARIN'S PROPHECY: THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE U.S.
Russian political scientist Igor Panarin has predicted the break-up of America into something like six states, or new nations. And he thinks this is coming soon, not in the distant future. He came up with this prophecy some fifteen years ago, but only in the past few years has it drawn international attention. This is due in part to America's enduring political gridlock that is crippling the nation, but it is due more to America's flagging influence in the world. As we weaken at home, we weaken abroad. Some prominent American political scientists are in agreement with Panarin, at least in part. I too am a political scientist, a veteran of 35 years of teaching at the college level . . . and like some others, I think Panarin's prediction has some merit.
Panarin has also predicted that the break-up of the U.S. might solve some problems here, but it could be devastating for Russia. Close economic ties to this country exist not only in Russia but around the world. The housing bubble bursting here in 2007 sent shockwaves around the world, causing similar situations in Europe and elsewhere. We might be weakened some as a nation both here and abroad, but what happens here is going to affect billions of people around the world.
But Panarin is a Russian, not an American, and that puts him at somewhat of a disadvantage in predicting what will happen here. For one thing, he has underestimated American determination and stubbornness. It will take a lot of suffering to break up this nation, and only the most astute of political observers will be able to predict when and where that will happen. Will we have another raging civil war? Not likely. We didn't learn much from the one and only civil war this nation has had, but I think we learned one thing - don't do it again. Foreign observers of the U.S. governmental and political system may fail to understand exactly how our federal system works. Panarin thinks the break-up will start when richer American states start refusing to give up money to the federal government, to big brother. Perhaps what he doesn't understand is that our richer states are more dependent on the union than are the weaker ones.
California, for example, likes to point out that if it were an independent state, a sovereign nation, it would be the 7th largest economy in the world. What Californians probably don't want to point out is that California takes more federal money than any other state. I live in Texas, the second largest state in the union land wise, and the second largest in population, and one of the richest, if not the richest. And you hear a lot of talk here about how well Texas would do as an independent country. What you don't hear about is how dependent Texas is on the federal government. Only California takes more federal funds than does Texas.
Let's take a closer look at Texas and how it would fare as an independent country, or as part of a new nation consisting of several southwestern states. Without federal funds, Texas would be in dire straights. The closing of military establishments here would be devastating to the economy. The closing of federal office buildings where the feds conduct many social programs, like social security and medicare and workman's comp, and all that would shut down and be gone. And who's going to pick up the tab for all that? What will happen to the people dependent on federal aid? We're already the most lawless state in the nation, but pardner, you ain't seen nothing yet until what would come about with the loss of federal funds. We'd be hard pressed to deal with the suffering caused by the break-up of America. And even if Texas went into a confederation or union with other states, they'd be worse off because they'd have to carry the load for states like Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and maybe Arkansas and a few others.
And still, it could work in the long run. It would be very hard at first, but as the new government got underway and started dealing with problems, they'd learn to either sink or swim. The bordering Mexican states would likewise go under, as perhaps would all of Mexico, unless they joined in with this new nation. Through proper management of resources in the area, the oil and gas and agriculture and mining and all that, there'd be room for economic growth . . . but only in time. It would be a very difficult transition, but it could be done. And perhaps the time is coming when there'll be no real choice. I don't think that's going to be soon, but if the current trends continue, it's coming. I'm an old man and probably won't live to see it, and for that, I'm thankful. What I'm not thankful for are the politicians who've almost ruined this great nation. We die from the inside out, and if we have the resolve for it, we will live and prosper from the inside out. We still have options, choices to make, but I'm sure of one thing: It won't be politicians who make them . . . until they are forced to, or are replaced by wiser people.
Panarin has also predicted that the break-up of the U.S. might solve some problems here, but it could be devastating for Russia. Close economic ties to this country exist not only in Russia but around the world. The housing bubble bursting here in 2007 sent shockwaves around the world, causing similar situations in Europe and elsewhere. We might be weakened some as a nation both here and abroad, but what happens here is going to affect billions of people around the world.
But Panarin is a Russian, not an American, and that puts him at somewhat of a disadvantage in predicting what will happen here. For one thing, he has underestimated American determination and stubbornness. It will take a lot of suffering to break up this nation, and only the most astute of political observers will be able to predict when and where that will happen. Will we have another raging civil war? Not likely. We didn't learn much from the one and only civil war this nation has had, but I think we learned one thing - don't do it again. Foreign observers of the U.S. governmental and political system may fail to understand exactly how our federal system works. Panarin thinks the break-up will start when richer American states start refusing to give up money to the federal government, to big brother. Perhaps what he doesn't understand is that our richer states are more dependent on the union than are the weaker ones.
California, for example, likes to point out that if it were an independent state, a sovereign nation, it would be the 7th largest economy in the world. What Californians probably don't want to point out is that California takes more federal money than any other state. I live in Texas, the second largest state in the union land wise, and the second largest in population, and one of the richest, if not the richest. And you hear a lot of talk here about how well Texas would do as an independent country. What you don't hear about is how dependent Texas is on the federal government. Only California takes more federal funds than does Texas.
Let's take a closer look at Texas and how it would fare as an independent country, or as part of a new nation consisting of several southwestern states. Without federal funds, Texas would be in dire straights. The closing of military establishments here would be devastating to the economy. The closing of federal office buildings where the feds conduct many social programs, like social security and medicare and workman's comp, and all that would shut down and be gone. And who's going to pick up the tab for all that? What will happen to the people dependent on federal aid? We're already the most lawless state in the nation, but pardner, you ain't seen nothing yet until what would come about with the loss of federal funds. We'd be hard pressed to deal with the suffering caused by the break-up of America. And even if Texas went into a confederation or union with other states, they'd be worse off because they'd have to carry the load for states like Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and maybe Arkansas and a few others.
And still, it could work in the long run. It would be very hard at first, but as the new government got underway and started dealing with problems, they'd learn to either sink or swim. The bordering Mexican states would likewise go under, as perhaps would all of Mexico, unless they joined in with this new nation. Through proper management of resources in the area, the oil and gas and agriculture and mining and all that, there'd be room for economic growth . . . but only in time. It would be a very difficult transition, but it could be done. And perhaps the time is coming when there'll be no real choice. I don't think that's going to be soon, but if the current trends continue, it's coming. I'm an old man and probably won't live to see it, and for that, I'm thankful. What I'm not thankful for are the politicians who've almost ruined this great nation. We die from the inside out, and if we have the resolve for it, we will live and prosper from the inside out. We still have options, choices to make, but I'm sure of one thing: It won't be politicians who make them . . . until they are forced to, or are replaced by wiser people.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
SO YOU WROTE IT. NOW WHAT?
The time is always right for writing, and the first step in getting a book in print is to write it. You can't print what you don't have, so first things first. And so, you write your book. Now what? From personal experience I can tell you that your job as a writer is a long way from finished. Getting it in print is easy enough in this day and age of self-publishing, and you can get that done free or with very little cost. You can get your book on sale easy enough in a number of venues, but that doesn't mean much in terms of sales. Just because it's there doesn't mean anyone is going to buy it. I've got seven books for sale on Amazon at the moment, and so far, that's a waste of time.
Some of my books have sold locally, and the feedback has been good. Most people who buy one book come back and get another . . . and another. I'm learning something from that, which is: you've got to work the market that offers to most promise. Many of my books are about Texas, and that's where I live. I get asked, "Is this book about Texas?" Yes, I can tell them. I always knew that my books of adventure would sell if I could get people started reading them. Texans are big on Texas, and it's only natural they'd like to read about it.
I know several singers down here in the Lone Star State that make a very good living without ever leaving the state. They don't need Nashville or L.A. or New York because they've tailored their music to fit Texas. One of these performers could draw big crowds outside the state, but he seldom crosses state borders to do that. He's working the audience he most appreciates . . . and they sure as hell appreciate him. With a population of close to 25 million, three of the top ten largest cities in America, there's opportunity enough right here. That's the reading audience I'm going after, and Texans do like to read, especially if you're writing about something they understand.
I write about contemporary cowboys, and there's is no state in the union with more of them than Texas. I write about rural life, about common, ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. I write about the average guy's struggle for survival and about his occasional rise above the commonplace. I write about the plight of the little guy, and I take shots at the power brokers and politicians and corporate businesses that screw things up for that little guy. I'm a writer with a populist zeal, but I'm not a crusader or champion of virtuous causes. I just tell it like it is (or how I see it) in terms of looking from the middle up . . . and down. And I always try to find some humor in almost everything. I'd rather leave the reader with a smile than in tears. I'm a cautious optimist, a writer who likes to give the ordinary citizen something to feel good about. And I'm all about Texas.
I don't mind, of course, if anyone else reads my books. I recently found a review of one of my books online . . . being sold in Europe. Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talking about. Maybe I can export a little of Texas other places. There's more to us, you know, than just bragging.
Some of my books have sold locally, and the feedback has been good. Most people who buy one book come back and get another . . . and another. I'm learning something from that, which is: you've got to work the market that offers to most promise. Many of my books are about Texas, and that's where I live. I get asked, "Is this book about Texas?" Yes, I can tell them. I always knew that my books of adventure would sell if I could get people started reading them. Texans are big on Texas, and it's only natural they'd like to read about it.
I know several singers down here in the Lone Star State that make a very good living without ever leaving the state. They don't need Nashville or L.A. or New York because they've tailored their music to fit Texas. One of these performers could draw big crowds outside the state, but he seldom crosses state borders to do that. He's working the audience he most appreciates . . . and they sure as hell appreciate him. With a population of close to 25 million, three of the top ten largest cities in America, there's opportunity enough right here. That's the reading audience I'm going after, and Texans do like to read, especially if you're writing about something they understand.
I write about contemporary cowboys, and there's is no state in the union with more of them than Texas. I write about rural life, about common, ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. I write about the average guy's struggle for survival and about his occasional rise above the commonplace. I write about the plight of the little guy, and I take shots at the power brokers and politicians and corporate businesses that screw things up for that little guy. I'm a writer with a populist zeal, but I'm not a crusader or champion of virtuous causes. I just tell it like it is (or how I see it) in terms of looking from the middle up . . . and down. And I always try to find some humor in almost everything. I'd rather leave the reader with a smile than in tears. I'm a cautious optimist, a writer who likes to give the ordinary citizen something to feel good about. And I'm all about Texas.
I don't mind, of course, if anyone else reads my books. I recently found a review of one of my books online . . . being sold in Europe. Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talking about. Maybe I can export a little of Texas other places. There's more to us, you know, than just bragging.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
MALAYSIA
My dad spent quite a bit of time in the Pilippines when he was a young man, and he never stopped talking about it. He was a soldier then attached to the old air wing of the Army, and lots of black and white pictures came home with him. After his tour of duty there, he went to China and rambled around for a year. I never heard him speak a critical word of either Philippinos or Chinese people. Back then, Malaysia belong to the British, and I never thought to ask if he traveled there. I know he went to other countries in that area of the world, but you know how it is with young people listening to elders talk about their adventures. You don't hear a lot, and that's a shame.
My site here at Blogger tells me where views come from, and Malaysia is second to the U.S. in the number of hits I get. That makes me curious as to why anyone in Malaysia would be interested in what I have to say. I write about Texas some because that's where I live. Maybe that's it, the Texas thing. Several years back I had a presence on Moli, did a lot of blogging there. I don't know what good is when it comes to views, but I'd get several hundred sometimes within just a few hours of posting a blog. And I was amazed to find that most of my hits came from Europe. I communicated with people from England and Ireland off and on, but Moli didn't last long, and that ended my great experience with blogging. Only recently have I started again. This site on Blogger is an old one, but I never used it until about 6 weeks ago. I don't get lots of views, but it takes time to build a good site for blogging. And I'm pleased that some of them are from foreign countries.
So, talk to me Malaysia! We share some things in common, like oil. Yeah, we know all about oil here in Texas. We've even got a small area of the state that's almost tropical - the valley, down on the Mexican border along the Gulf of Mexico. Mostly, we've got desert, but we've got trees too over in east Texas. We've even got them here where I live, but a real tree person giggles when I call what we have here trees. My sister lives in Mississippi, and to her what we have here amounts to little more than brush. Oh, no, I tell her. The brush country is down south of San Antonio.
I've got over 80 trees in my yard here in Brady, Texas, and almost all of them are live oaks. They're small trees except for a few, most of them standing no more than 20 feet tall . . . but they're growing. Look me up on Googe Earth at 101 Parkview in Brady. You might even see me standing in the yard. Or look up my guitar shop at 1106 N. Bridge. It won't be marked as such, but that's what it is, just a little house with lots of stuff in it.
As for the trees, I've read where Malaysia is finally seeing a need to preserve their forests. Let's hope it's not too late because it takes centuries for a natural forest to grow back. Forests are needed to preserve the wildlife, and I grieve a little when I see where another species has disappeared . . . and they won't grow back. You've got tigers, I see. I'm a cat lover, even the large ones. We once had large cats in Texas, the jaguar for one. We've still got a few mountion lions (cougars), and lots of bobcats. And recently I've read of reports of ranchers occasionally spotting a jaguar down in south Texas. But we've also got close to 25 million people living here, and wild critters don't like living around people.
I'm old, and I'll never get to see Malaysia in person. Too far in distance, and I'm too far gone to make the trip now. My adventures are mostly in my head now, but if I was younger . . . . Yeah, the big IF, right?
My site here at Blogger tells me where views come from, and Malaysia is second to the U.S. in the number of hits I get. That makes me curious as to why anyone in Malaysia would be interested in what I have to say. I write about Texas some because that's where I live. Maybe that's it, the Texas thing. Several years back I had a presence on Moli, did a lot of blogging there. I don't know what good is when it comes to views, but I'd get several hundred sometimes within just a few hours of posting a blog. And I was amazed to find that most of my hits came from Europe. I communicated with people from England and Ireland off and on, but Moli didn't last long, and that ended my great experience with blogging. Only recently have I started again. This site on Blogger is an old one, but I never used it until about 6 weeks ago. I don't get lots of views, but it takes time to build a good site for blogging. And I'm pleased that some of them are from foreign countries.
So, talk to me Malaysia! We share some things in common, like oil. Yeah, we know all about oil here in Texas. We've even got a small area of the state that's almost tropical - the valley, down on the Mexican border along the Gulf of Mexico. Mostly, we've got desert, but we've got trees too over in east Texas. We've even got them here where I live, but a real tree person giggles when I call what we have here trees. My sister lives in Mississippi, and to her what we have here amounts to little more than brush. Oh, no, I tell her. The brush country is down south of San Antonio.
I've got over 80 trees in my yard here in Brady, Texas, and almost all of them are live oaks. They're small trees except for a few, most of them standing no more than 20 feet tall . . . but they're growing. Look me up on Googe Earth at 101 Parkview in Brady. You might even see me standing in the yard. Or look up my guitar shop at 1106 N. Bridge. It won't be marked as such, but that's what it is, just a little house with lots of stuff in it.
As for the trees, I've read where Malaysia is finally seeing a need to preserve their forests. Let's hope it's not too late because it takes centuries for a natural forest to grow back. Forests are needed to preserve the wildlife, and I grieve a little when I see where another species has disappeared . . . and they won't grow back. You've got tigers, I see. I'm a cat lover, even the large ones. We once had large cats in Texas, the jaguar for one. We've still got a few mountion lions (cougars), and lots of bobcats. And recently I've read of reports of ranchers occasionally spotting a jaguar down in south Texas. But we've also got close to 25 million people living here, and wild critters don't like living around people.
I'm old, and I'll never get to see Malaysia in person. Too far in distance, and I'm too far gone to make the trip now. My adventures are mostly in my head now, but if I was younger . . . . Yeah, the big IF, right?
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