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4. nice summary

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 12:01 PM

Jul 2014

. . . reminds me of this report I saw the other day:

American Quakers (Friends) are Running an 'Underground Railroad' to Help LGBT Ugandans Flee
http://www.newsweek.com/american-quakers-are-running-underground-railroad-help-lgbt-ugandans-flee-258363

Providing sanctuary in another land . . . you'd think we'd be a virtual bastion of protection here in the U.S for these refugees. Instead, politicians are letting America's worst instincts lead their thinking and actions; perhaps mindful of their own dirty hands, they wish these refugees from the effects of our own mindless exploitation and mischief in these lands would just disappear after they evict them from the country.

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Reagan vs Maryknoll [View all] H2O Man Jul 2014 OP

K&R - I had forgotten some of this... ms liberty Jul 2014 #1

Thanks. H2O Man Jul 2014 #3

K&R for an excellent history lesson! Thank you! scarletwoman Jul 2014 #2

Thanks. H2O Man Jul 2014 #6

Yes. You can plug into roody Jul 2014 #12

nice summary bigtree Jul 2014 #4

Very good! H2O Man Jul 2014 #13

Great, thanks. broiles Jul 2014 #5

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 2014 #14

And thus the tone was set for the next 34 years. Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #7

I agree. H2O Man Jul 2014 #15

Excellent post malaise Jul 2014 #8

I'm sorry to hear that. H2O Man Jul 2014 #16

His loss still hurts a lot of folks 31 years later malaise Jul 2014 #19

That's terrible. H2O Man Jul 2014 #22

We had home grown thugs as well malaise Jul 2014 #23

When I was college rickyhall Jul 2014 #9

I was lucky H2O Man Jul 2014 #17

Great stuff. toby jo Jul 2014 #10

You can read The Harvest of Empire malaise Jul 2014 #20

Kicked and recommended! Where are the recommendations? Enthusiast Jul 2014 #11

Kick! rustydog Jul 2014 #18

I knew people who were involved in that underground railroad through their church. Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #21