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7wo7rees

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85. My bad. Ford. Just had turned 18.

Wed Feb 16, 2022, 12:34 PM

Feb 2022

Listened to hype re unknown "peanut farmer".
Lived in a very conservative enclave, top ten high schools in US and all that noise.

Did not vote again for quite some time. Horror of Iran/Contra got me reinvolved, barely.

Took till 2000 to wake the F up. Too little, too late.

I have always regretted that 1st vote! ALWAYS!!!

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