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Rhiannon12866

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10. I know. And I blame those who refuse to learn from history.

Reply to msongs (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 11:44 PM

Sep 2013

I was fortunate to grow up listening to the anti war message from the incomparable likes of Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan and their contemporaries. Now, most everyone is saying the invasion of Iraq was a terrible mistake. Those of us who were paying attention knew that it was an awful mistake at the time. I took part in those anti war marches - the ones that we never saw on the TV news.

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in honour of mary travers (peter, paul and mary) died this day 2009 [View all] niyad Sep 2013 OP

Oh no, niyad. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #1

doesn't seem like it was four years ago. was watching a ppm special on pbs a few weeks ago, niyad Sep 2013 #5

one of my favorites sheshe2 Sep 2013 #7

Hey, she! Kath1 Sep 2013 #13

I do thanks! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #14

She was a very special person. madaboutharry Sep 2013 #2

I honestly did not know that she had passed away. sheshe2 Sep 2013 #4

K&R! Loved Peter, Paul and Mary, grew up listening to their wonderful music Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #3

how wonderful that both you and your mother got to see them in person. niyad Sep 2013 #6

It was very cool, though I always wished I could have seen them in their early days Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #8

unfortunately we are still the worlds biggest war loving society :-( nt msongs Sep 2013 #9

I know. And I blame those who refuse to learn from history. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #10

It was my good fortune to have seen them 3 times in my life. Individually & together... Hekate Sep 2013 #11

Very cool libodem Sep 2013 #12