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Hortensis

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20. Lol. They don't put out shockingly high rural crime rates

Reply to BASE (Reply #15)

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 09:50 AM

Aug 2017

when those are published in studies, do they? And Fox's constant "be very afraid" coverage somehow fails to warn the good white people of America's heartland, even those in very impoverished, drug-"infested" areas, to be very afraid when there's a knock on the door or they drive down those lonely roads...

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Lol. They don't put out shockingly high rural crime rates Hortensis Aug 2017 #20

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