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vaberella

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11. There are loyalists on DU?!

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 08:41 PM

Oct 2013

Sadly, that is one of the things that irritates the shit out of me the most. But then as a person of color maybe I should support England...slavery might have ended several centuries earlier.

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England and Wales batten down for hurricane force winds tomorrow [View all] malaise Oct 2013 OP

K&R pscot Oct 2013 #1

Prayers for the motherland flamingdem Oct 2013 #2

There are loyalists on DU?! vaberella Oct 2013 #11

My motherland is Africa malaise Oct 2013 #12

England DID have a fairly powerful abolitionist movement in the early 19th..... AverageJoe90 Oct 2013 #13

I am convinced that the massive hurricanes of malaise Oct 2013 #14

The abolitionist movement started in England in the late 18th century. DavidDvorkin Oct 2013 #22

That's just a saying flamingdem Oct 2013 #16

Didn't the Anglo Saxons abuse the Celts? I'm not to sharp on English history. vaberella Oct 2013 #21

Good thoughts for the British Isles. Somehow I never think of hurricanes in England. Shrike47 Oct 2013 #3

Last year this time Sandy was approaching malaise Oct 2013 #4

Since it's extra-tropical, it's not classed as a hurricane. Ghost Dog Oct 2013 #17

It's not a hurricane per se, "just" an equally powerful storm Recursion Oct 2013 #18

60mph wind gusts predicted here... Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #5

Well if you have heavy rain 60mph can take out some trees malaise Oct 2013 #6

Not too many trees near enough to be a worry, and belowground power lines, so I'll hopefully be okay Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #7

That's good news malaise Oct 2013 #8

Good Luck to all those who are in Harm's Way! Cha Oct 2013 #9

Hi there malaise Oct 2013 #10

Stay safe guys. texanwitch Oct 2013 #15

yes, stay safe UK DU'ers ! nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #19

Fortunately it probably won't be truly extreme where I live... LeftishBrit Oct 2013 #20

Little known fact edhopper Oct 2013 #23

Did not know that malaise Oct 2013 #24