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misanthrope

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12. Sorry, I'm not trying to say you're "stupid"

Reply to Hekate (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 22, 2020, 02:45 PM

Jul 2020

I was a History major with a minor in Political Science. This has all been as plain as possible for people tuned into those arenas long term.

The seeds to all our current issues trace back to the beginning of European colonialism. How it accelerated since the end of the 1960s should have given us plenty of warning.

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And quietly we will NOT go! Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #11

Sorry, I'm not trying to say you're "stupid" misanthrope Jul 2020 #12

I know you're not, and apologize for saying it badly. I personally feel that way these days... Hekate Jul 2020 #13

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