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cagefreesoylentgreen

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36. For Asian-Americans like me

Reply to ThoughtCriminal (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 07:50 PM

Mar 2020

There’s an additional level of terror to go with the grief.

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Get ready for grief on a scale unlike anything we have experienced [View all] ThoughtCriminal Mar 2020 OP

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RIDE IT LIKE A COWBOY! Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #11

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We are, aren't we? That Seattle Freeze has never been more welcome. nolabear Mar 2020 #32

For Asian-Americans like me cagefreesoylentgreen Mar 2020 #36

I see where you are coming from. It is sad, but some dark elements in the human character Blue_true Mar 2020 #40