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reformers start to become frustrated
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by offenders' resistance to reform.
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Let's all get together and swear off alcohol,
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they said in the 1830s, then some people didn't,
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that's when they turned to government help.
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When their message of uplift and self improvement is not heard,
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they start to turn in a more negative direction
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and that trips a couple of other triggers.
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I'll take you back through these each time
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just to remind you where we've been and where we're going.
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The fourth trigger is demonization.
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This is a dark side of American public life.