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SCantiGOP

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6. Another evocative line

Reply to King_Klonopin (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 05:18 PM

Nov 2017

Late in the movie, Dennis Hopper character reflecting in a low voice, "You know, this used to be a hell of a good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it."

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I think back to this scene from Easy Rider [View all] King_Klonopin Nov 2017 OP

Colin Kaepernick is Chauncey Gardiner. nt LexVegas Nov 2017 #1

As you said, their concept of "freedom" is for themselves. Dawson Leery Nov 2017 #2

Freedom moondust Nov 2017 #3

I used to tell the young ones jodymarie aimee Nov 2017 #4

Wow! Still relevant. IUPACify Nov 2017 #5

Another evocative line SCantiGOP Nov 2017 #6

It was 2 lines prior to this conversation. nt King_Klonopin Nov 2017 #8

That's not the scene I think of in Easy Rider... TwistOneUp Nov 2017 #7