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46. Disappeared?

Wed Feb 1, 2012, 09:49 PM

Feb 2012

Really? If they're living and sending messages-especially via the internet-, they're not disappeared. I'm not suggesting that folks have been improperly arrested and horribly mistreated by the police, but good grief.
As someone who studies the truly disappeared (Guatemala/El Salvador/Chile), this is a bit of a stretch.

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If the 99% are dumb enough to get all emo over this flag flap (pun) [View all] whatchamacallit Jan 2012 OP

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No. Kaleko Feb 2012 #33

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