when amy asked cornell how he feels after the inauguration he said there's a rot in the system, of pentagon militarism and corporate greed and the trajectory of empire. i feel a deep deep disappointment, there's no democracy left, there's nihilism. but, he said, i'm a prisoner of hope, amy. i'm not holding my breath for joe biden but we'll see—history has a mystery.

that's almost verbatim what he said though i may have missed a few words and i wholeheartedly agree.