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Luminous Animal

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1. Hey. I do care about other's "tough" upbringing. I do care that people suffer discrimination.

Reply to unrepentant progress (Original post)

Tue May 21, 2013, 12:49 AM

May 2013

I do remember what others' have gone through and build on that knowledge to keep my eyes on the prize. I recognize that Others' overcame (to the extent that they have) through collective action.

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Obama vs. LBJ [View all] unrepentant progress May 2013 OP

Hey. I do care about other's "tough" upbringing. I do care that people suffer discrimination. Luminous Animal May 2013 #1

Almost 50 years apart treestar May 2013 #2

Besides, LBJ was corrupt as hell. Archae May 2013 #3

Medicare and Civil Rights? mountain grammy May 2013 #4

Those were good. Archae May 2013 #5

Approx. 21,000 Americans died under Nixon's "plan to end the war." So not ALL LBJ. WinkyDink May 2013 #15

That's simply idiotic unrepentant progress May 2013 #6

Well .. ananda May 2013 #7

Given what we've learned in recent years about how close LBJ was to peace in Vietnam unrepentant progress May 2013 #8

Bootstraps, baby. woo me with science May 2013 #9

There is no comparison between Obama and LBJ. The Link May 2013 #10

Where is bvar22's post woo me with science May 2013 #11

+1000 forestpath May 2013 #14

Hey, Hey, LBJ. How many kids did you kill today?... SidDithers May 2013 #12

So you think "race," "gender," and "age" are synonyms? Because, you know, there are A-A females, WinkyDink May 2013 #16

LBJ sure as hell cared, in words and actions. Obama's idea of "caring" = scolding. forestpath May 2013 #13