McAfee then waged a public battle, requesting asylum and arguing that police in Belize were after him following his apparent decision to shed light on corruption in the country.

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This apparent conflict of beliefs helps shed light on two defining aspects of the American public.

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They could refuse to light up for no apparent reason, because of some infinitesimal rupture in the filament.

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