Because some learn a solitary syncopation of the drum and resist further knowledge, we’re going to experience another round of exclusion in the next few days. Whether you believe it to be the right course of action or one chosen with ill-advised rancor, remember that history sits over our shoulder, taking notes – and rarely writes any glowing words in the epilogue for those who choose exclusion. The effects of another barrage won’t touch most of us, except in the most vital way: we will be dulled to the inhuman efficiency of policy.