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11cents

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3. Yes.

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 02:43 AM

Nov 2015

Which has prevented the whole of Mali from falling under the rule of these douchebags.

If one insists on turning the world's tragedies into solipsistic musings about the failings of white people, how about the four years of crickets in response to Assad's massacres? But that would largely implicate the white western left.

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How many white people will rally around and support taking on the extremists in Mali [View all] Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 OP

About as many traded "Je suis Paris" slogans for "Ni Kano" after the bombing in Nigeria Scootaloo Nov 2015 #1

Considering France has had a military presence in Mali for about three years now... NuclearDem Nov 2015 #2

Yes. 11cents Nov 2015 #3

Knowing that would require paying attention to news, rather than strutting in self-rightousness alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #8

The media has reported on it. romanic Nov 2015 #4

Agreed, but I will place money on the fact that few, if any, will even care about Mali Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #10

How many people will spend more time complaining about "white people" than the terrorists Democat Nov 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Nov 2015 #6

I personally thing hashtags are stupid. They do nothing. Feeling the Bern Nov 2015 #9

For real. romanic Nov 2015 #11

Yes! Quantess Nov 2015 #13

+1000 FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #14

Dumb alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #7

France has been heavily engaged in Mali for years...read the wiki, at least... Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #12