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ShazzieB

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39. Your expectations seem unrealistic to me.

Reply to quakerboy (Reply #30)

Sun Jan 25, 2026, 05:18 PM

11 hrs ago

I think the situation is more complex than you realize, and state and local officials do not have all the options you seem to think they do. It's sad that you seem to be set on blaming the victims (Minnesotans and their elected leaders) instead of the thugs that are terrorizing them.

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