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When Tim Walz says “mind your own damn business,” I think he’s speaking about forbearance, not indifference; he’s suggesting a community-tending ethic of not meddling, of mutual care with a light touch. This is tricky: lack of solidarity can be mistaken for lack of meddling. Still, it’s promising: he’s inviting Democrats to consider a public philosophy more substantive than “the right to choose” (which means indifference).