A Brazilian friend of mine told me that there is a saying there: “As long as there are people clapping the madman will dance”.

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As simple as that is, it merits considering that even as we clap, we dance, and as we dance, we clap, as do the people around us, as do the people we agree with, as do the people we disagree with.

Mr. Bojangles suddenly gained new meaning to me.