A lot here but what stood out to me the most beyond the Evangelion parallels was the deconstruction of "America;" an idea, insubstantial, removed beyond time and place, a monomythic tool used to deceive and push towards extinction, a singular will concealing itself in "unity."
Something I'm grateful for every day: I believe in what I do at work. There are no disillusions or doubts: we are helping the world in our own small way and giving a strong, therapeutic education to some of the most vulnerable kids in our state. It's so cool