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32. One of my favorite stories is the Mask of the Red Death.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #27)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 12:04 PM

Mar 2024

Published in 1842 by Edgar Allen Poe, he knew exactly what he was talking about.

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Good to see the anti-war movement still alive [View all] LiberaBlueDem Mar 2024 OP

Actually war is sometimes the answer... EX500rider Mar 2024 #1

That is old history LiberaBlueDem Mar 2024 #2

The new age looks quite a bit like pre WWII. Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #4

Um, someone needs to inform Putin, Hamas, etc. of this "new age" because they are very much Coventina Mar 2024 #5

And the USA in Iraq, yes? LiberaBlueDem Mar 2024 #6

oh yes, absolutely 100% n/t Coventina Mar 2024 #9

Don't forget Netanyahu. Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #42

"We live now in a new age." Not sure everyone got the message EX500rider Mar 2024 #15

Where is this new age of which you speak? yardwork Mar 2024 #25

And there was no way to destroy humankind in those wars...except towards the end of WWll. brush Mar 2024 #51

Yes what choice did we have after Pearl Harbor? Irish_Dem Mar 2024 #3

Here's a better question: what if there was no Pearl Harbor? All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #8

I'm not so sure about the latter Polybius Mar 2024 #23

And that slavery problem would have worked itself out sooner or later, eh? yardwork Mar 2024 #26

I'd probably JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #28

Eventually, yes Polybius Mar 2024 #36

Too bad for all those poor chumps who would have continued to be enslaved for decades, huh? Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #43

And too bad for the 600,000+ dead n/t Polybius Mar 2024 #46

Just the Americans JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #57

Ok then n/t Polybius Mar 2024 #58

Some of us JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #27

One of my favorite stories is the Mask of the Red Death. yardwork Mar 2024 #32

On point JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #35

Slavery would be long over Polybius Mar 2024 #37

Absolutely! JustAnotherGen Mar 2024 #41

Absolutely NickB79 Mar 2024 #44

I am not sure African-Americans would have preferred that outcome EX500rider Mar 2024 #40

"two choices would be liberals vs. progressives"Not sure why you think that, not just Southern States voted for Trump: EX500rider Mar 2024 #45

I dunno. Germany was close to developing an A-bomb. And the Soviets would have too. brush Mar 2024 #53

A lot of the anti-war movement in the US has shifted to pro-Russia. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #7

Helping Ukraine is wise LiberaBlueDem Mar 2024 #10

Agreed. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #11

That flies in the face sarisataka Mar 2024 #21

They're only anti-war when it helps Putin. They support Russia's takeover of Ukraine. LeftInTX Mar 2024 #18

We have one poster here BannonsLiver Mar 2024 #19

So easy to say when you're posting from the comfort of your own home. All Mixed Up Mar 2024 #20

Deep cover trolls BannonsLiver Mar 2024 #22

The second half of that poster's name is a clue. yardwork Mar 2024 #29

That's so naive. Putin won't be satisfied with just Ukraine. brush Mar 2024 #54

That's what I see on Xitter. Crunchy Frog Mar 2024 #24

I've noticed that. yardwork Mar 2024 #33

Yes, very successful. betsuni Mar 2024 #47

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2024 #12

Yeah, Man LiberaBlueDem Mar 2024 #13

There is no "new age" and pretending such will not manifest it TheKentuckian Mar 2024 #34

What you are describing is isolationism, which has not worked for America in 100 years... Hekate Mar 2024 #14

+1 BannonsLiver Mar 2024 #16

I see, increasingly, the Vietnam and Iraq wars mentioned in discussions of Israel/Palestine. betsuni Mar 2024 #48

I recall a quote sarisataka Mar 2024 #17

Yes. This is why some wars are unavoidable. Hekate Mar 2024 #50

When told of the Chinese atrocities in Tibet, even cbabe Mar 2024 #30

Oddly, when told of the Chinese atrocities in Tibet in years past I've encountered some DUers who repeat Chi. propaganda Hekate Mar 2024 #49

I had a Chinese immigrant 8th grade student who cbabe Mar 2024 #55

The anti war movement led to LBJ deciding not to run for re election thus paving the way for Nixon MichMan Mar 2024 #31

What do we want? GreenWave Mar 2024 #38

War is a losing proposition LiberaBlueDem Mar 2024 #39

I hope the answer isn't handing Ukraine over to the Russians. RandySF Mar 2024 #52

It's sad that humanity still needs an anti-war movement. Ping Tung Mar 2024 #56

Anyone know of an attacking state that won their war? LiberaBlueDem Mar 2024 #59