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56. Thank you for your story. I think it mirrors what a lot of people/families have gone through.

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 08:51 PM

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Society was changing, and the political powers were changing as they were threatened by what the real social needs were.

They powers intentionally confused the terminologies (Republican/Democrat, Liberal/Conservative, Progressive/Socialist, etc.) so they could try to grab constituencies, and to paint the other camp with false labels.

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