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Honeycombe8

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6. I thought about that, when listening to Oprah's speech.

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 1, 2018, 11:20 PM

Nov 2018

I'm not black, but I'm female. I thought about all the women who persisted in fighting for women to get the right to vote.

If we don't use it, we might lose it. In a fascist country, that could happen.

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Oprah: If You Don't Vote, You're 'Dishonoring' Your Ancestors Who Couldn't [View all] PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 OP

I loved it when she said...."YOU get a vote, and YOU get a vote, and YOU get a vote"... George II Nov 2018 #1

Hopefully everyone who is now inspired is registered blm Nov 2018 #2

Oprah's right about voting, for all of us and black people especially. appalachiablue Nov 2018 #3

And by the way, that includes every single female citizen too. hedda_foil Nov 2018 #4

I thought about that, when listening to Oprah's speech. Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #6

Absolutely cilla4progress Nov 2018 #5

Speaking truth sharedvalues Nov 2018 #7

kick 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #VoteThemOUT riversedge Nov 2018 #8

This may be a little off topic, but I absolutely loved the arrangement of the seats on stage. lark Nov 2018 #9