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misanthrope

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15. You're too kind

Reply to Hekate (Reply #14)

Wed Jul 3, 2024, 03:50 PM

Jul 2024

I've recognized American conservatives' fondness for the Gilded Age for most of my life. That's the era they have fought to return to in response to every progressive step our nation took over the 20th century.

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