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sabrina 1

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7. Thank you for remembering them. I thought of them recently when all the 'old white men' threads

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 11:11 PM

Jun 2014

were dominating DU. And it occurred to me that all three of them would be old, two of them old white men, had they not been so brutally murdered. Which only goes to show how bigotry takes many forms. And it knows no bounds.

Had they survived, I wonder, where all three would be today? Hatred, it is a disease that we don't seem to be able to cure.

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Maya Angelou... Norman Rockwell... 50 Years Tomorrow... [View all] WillyT Jun 2014 OP

Thank you Willy. dflprincess Jun 2014 #1

Probably Because The Saturday Evening Post Didn't Want To Touch It... WillyT Jun 2014 #2

I thought that about the Saturday Evening Post as well dflprincess Jun 2014 #3

Here's Other's That I Love... WillyT Jun 2014 #4

Stunning painting. madamesilverspurs Jun 2014 #5

They Weren't... Long Ago, When I First Found This Painting... WillyT Jun 2014 #6

Thank you for remembering them. I thought of them recently when all the 'old white men' threads sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #7

Word !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #8

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #9

Anytime... Uncle Joe, Anytime... WillyT Jun 2014 #10