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@@ -309,10 +309,11 @@ what it is they are suffering for, and thus encourages them to endure their
 tribulations.
 
 In summary, the apocalyptic form is crucial to the rhetorical force of John's
-Apocalypse. By adopting the form of an apocalyptic prophecy, he defends his
-cognitive minority community from the overwhelming weight of the cognitive
-majority which surrounds them. Through exploring the symbol of tribulations,
-John steels his audience for suffering, and reassures those who are already
-suffering that their troubles are part of a cosmic context. And with his
-treatment of the end times, John inspires his audience with hope that their
-sufferings will not be wasted.
+Apocalypse. The catastrophic aspects of his vision work against, not for,
+fatalism, conservatism, and post-politics. By adopting the form of an
+apocalyptic prophecy, he defends his cognitive minority community from the
+overwhelming weight of the cognitive majority which surrounds them. Through
+exploring the symbol of tribulations, John steels his audience for suffering,
+and reassures those who are already suffering that their troubles are part of a
+cosmic context. And with his treatment of the end times, John inspires his
+audience with hope that their sufferings will not be wasted.