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Axl Rose Is a Voice of Reason, and I Have No Clue What to Make of It

Not too long ago, he would have been voted Most Likely to Go Full Wingnut. And yet…

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Not a day goes by when I don’t feel lost and alone in a deranged America. Donald Trump is president. People are dying in scores because millions of my countrymen think wearing a mask is for losers. Protesters are risking their own health to beg for police abolition, only to watch politicians at local and federal levels do little more than nod politely. I crave forthright leadership from citizens of great import. The good news is that I have found a compassionate voice out there in the wilderness. The baffling news is that said voice belongs to… Axl Rose?