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Jerry442

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18. There are a lot of people who refuse to see what Hedges points out.

Reply to rwsanders (Reply #15)

Mon Jan 27, 2014, 02:50 PM

Jan 2014

They believe in the America that was and cannot see that that America is going away. Look on the (more or less) bright side. Most of these people are not young and won't be around forever.

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