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calimary

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6. I totally get that.

Reply to gibraltar72 (Reply #3)

Fri May 27, 2022, 08:22 PM

May 2022

The whole idea of America is leaving me feeling rather hollow these days.

Actually starting to wonder if maybe I don't belong in this country anymore. Maybe Canada? Or Australia? Or New Zealand? Still just kind of a fantasy at the moment, but I never actually even entertained the thought before this week.

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