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By the time the Spaniards arrived in the early 16th century the jungle was reclaiming the pyramids; the richly painted murals of warriors, Mayan lords, animals, and gods were already crumbling and dissolving in the warm rain.
Think of the activities of citizen groups, business improvement districts, the transportation authority in removing graffiti and reclaiming the subway, the restoration of Central and Bryant Parks, the creation of the Midtown Community Court, etc., etc.
Last week, Reform Judaism's Central Conference of American Rabbis adopted the Pittsburgh Principles, reviving many of these customs in what supporters call a reclaiming of Jewish tradition, and critics call Conservative Judaism Lite, and even harsher critics call a retreat from rationalism.
The actor is enamored with martyrdom--with the fantasy of reclaiming his potency, seducing the unseducible, and getting blown away at the height of his prowess by an intolerant society.
Emanuel and other gloating Clintonites contend that the president brought about this transformation by reclaiming the "vital center."