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djean111

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1. “the number of protesters (to a new military base) in Okinawa can be zero or 100 — productive dialog

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 07:01 AM

Sep 2014

isn’t possible."

The same thing applies here in the US - the disconnect between citizens and government, IMO, has gotten so deep that rarely do all the demonstrations, polls, or protests of any sort sway what government is intent on doing for the folks who pay them the big bucks.

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“the number of protesters (to a new military base) in Okinawa can be zero or 100 — productive dialog djean111 Sep 2014 #1