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Tommymac

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10. LOL. Well, they actually notice right away...

Reply to DFW (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 12, 2022, 05:58 PM

Feb 2022

as Christian soldiers try to rape and kill the local townspeople almost as soon as the town appears in the middle of Germany during the 30 Years War.

The the main hero is a Union Democrat. The local scrooge is a Republican Pittsburgh capitalist. Go figure that.

1632 is now a sf series - think tons of regular books and fan fiction galore...Eric Flint started it years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1632_(novel)

I actually enjoy reading it all sometimes - the creativity factor is really good.

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This is the single most Republican-friendly state in the country [View all] Polybius Feb 2022 OP

I was surprised Maine was in the top ten of Republican states. I had always thought of them Vinca Feb 2022 #1

Bogus excerpt does not reflect article because badly cut up to misrepresent it Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #2

Or just click the link Polybius Feb 2022 #3

The point of excerpts is to help the reader, not to cause them cognitive dissonance Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #5

It was a perfectly good excerpt. I clicked the link and read the article, which is what most do? chia Feb 2022 #6

I knew it was no longer OK - anything to the L of Jim Jones is too liberal for them. Runningdawg Feb 2022 #4

There is a science fiction story where a whole WV town is sent back in time to 1632. Tommymac Feb 2022 #7

I've never heard of that story DFW Feb 2022 #8

The book is called 1632. former9thward Feb 2022 #9

LOL. Well, they actually notice right away... Tommymac Feb 2022 #10