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- Sat Jan 28, 2017 7:42 pm
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- Topic: To shavings/wrap or not to shavings/wrap - Trailering debates
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Re: To shavings/wrap or not to shavings/wrap - Trailering debates
When I trailered, no shavings (my rubber mats had grooves in them. Pee would flow out.) Shipping boots for short trips, just to avoid boo boos. Actual support wraps for longer trips (We were Pony Club. We'd learned how to do pillow wraps right). Head bumpers for the tall guys. I had careful horses a...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:49 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
I'm going to remember this when someone dusts of "special snowflake" for some reason or other.
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 5:42 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
Kudos to Boots! The closest march to me was 1 hour away. We had approx. 200 people and for this part of Illinois (Western IL, tri-state area; IL, IA, MO) I was surprised and pleased that we had that many. But every one counts! Did you see some of the pictures from the tiny marches? They were so swe...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:27 am
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
Huh. So, some random (critical) person on the internet demands to know the names of the organizers of the marches in the Bay Area, so she can play policeman? Firstly, I will say if you were *there*, you would know. If you did the *work* you would know. Secondly, I will say that the names are undoubt...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:42 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
Have you seen the pussy hats? I don't think they are what you think they are. A bit of double entendre to the name. Oh tbey were definitely what i thought theyvwere and worse. You've got to be kidding. They've been around for decades/centuries, and in any other color are called "knit caps"...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:39 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
Of course, nowadays, we can't be sure anything we read or see is accurate. I think though that there is enough evidence out there that Soros money is behind some of the demonstrations. I never said nor insinuated that anyone was 'manipulated' ( :roll: Tuffy) into marching. All these marches had to ...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:34 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
Of course, nowadays, we can't be sure anything we read or see is accurate. I think though that there is enough evidence out there that Soros money is behind some of the demonstrations. I never said nor insinuated that anyone was 'manipulated' ( :roll: Tuffy) into marching. All these marches had to ...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 10:32 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
- Replies: 90
- Views: 67246
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:51 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
Some sources say the money is coming from Soros. They say he contributed 90 million to the women's march and was behind the organizers of it. Ha. 90 million bucks would have been quite a nice salary for about 20 on our local team, and I know for a fact they hand raised every penny. So, you can take...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:25 am
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- Topic: I Got Myself a REALLY Fun Gift!
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Re: I Got Myself a REALLY Fun Gift!
Pretty nice hanging. Mine would not have so much blue in it.
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:21 am
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
- Replies: 90
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
I saw that. Problem with that idea is Trump could release something the day before, and all the work (and money) would then look like an also-ran. I think Trump should release his taxes, it goes without saying, but I don't think thousands of marchers should allow themselves to be put in a position o...
- Sun Jan 22, 2017 7:09 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
We were required in our permit to clean up, and had plenty of volunteers who helped us do it.
Yes, they block off trash cans to avoid easy access to bombs. They get unlocked at the end. Precaution, you know?
Yes, they block off trash cans to avoid easy access to bombs. They get unlocked at the end. Precaution, you know?
- Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:34 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
We are going to be sprinkled on, but the big rain is scheduled for later in the day. Our sign ups have leapt to 20,000 people. Even if only half come, we're 200% of our original estimate.
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:02 am
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
I was originally worried that any possible rain would severely reduce our numbers. (Our permit is for 5000 people). Now I'm kind of praying for rain, because our sign ups have us at double the number, and climbing. There is no way our 4 measly food trucks can serve the ravening hoards! PR ramps up t...
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:33 pm
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- Topic: I have a new verandah (boobs)
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Re: I have a new verandah (boobs)
Very funny, Shirrine. So good that your recent trials have not diminished your sense of humor.
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 4:01 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
I'm busy finding food trucks to serve 6000+ people. But I did go to my sign making party last night and my sign reads "This is the Only Planet we get". The "O" is the earth. The way I figure things, there are people who voted for trump for, say, personal economic reasons: they ar...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 5:28 am
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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- Views: 67246
Re: Jan 21 Women's March
Yer suppoda guess.
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:26 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btw7pOiHMMg
National ad. I'm a star, so's my daughter and DH. Done by a local guy to support the marches.
National ad. I'm a star, so's my daughter and DH. Done by a local guy to support the marches.
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:08 pm
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- Topic: NPR on Horse Intelligence
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Re: NPR on Horse Intelligence
Not to anthropomorphize, but we communicate with them via touch (hands, legs, weight). "Makes Sense" they might communicate with us in the same way.
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:21 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
I wonder how they come up with the "expected participation" on that sisters march site. I know what our permit reads. We won't know until the day of, of course, but I'm curious if they are using the permit's number or if it's just some estimate of percentage of population in an area or som...
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 11:19 pm
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- Topic: Do you believe the report?
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- Views: 13915
Re: Do you believe the report?
I'm very unhappy that our country has gone straight from accusation == proof, personally. And with the biggest helping of outrage possible, on the side. We've seen this crap too many times.
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:10 pm
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- Topic: Do you believe the report?
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Re: Do you believe the report?
I don't care about someone's sexual proclivities and I'd say that about anyone in office, regardless of party. Stuff about his staff? Proof, please. I don't NOT believe it, but I don't believe it just because it's Trump, either. We required proof about Clinton (and didn't get it). Let's see proof ab...
- Sun Jan 08, 2017 7:17 pm
- Forum: Senior Horses/Senior Riders
- Topic: what is a senior rider?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10886
Re: what is a senior rider?
I just wanted to add that I had down sized too. I started with ponies as a kid and am back to riding a large pony. The only way I'd get back on large horse again would be a schooling horse who would take care of me. The height bothers me now being that far from the ground. :oops: Me, too, only I ha...
- Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:18 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
- Replies: 42
- Views: 27128
Re: So Rich So Poor
I work in the social/political activism and fundraising arena. For years I raised funds and awareness for a nonprofit who had a small, regional, niche impact -- their recipients live in a very economically repressed area of the US. While the nonprofit was working to slap a bandaid on the problem (e...
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:49 am
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- Topic: Your Political Influences
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Re: Your Political Influences
I'm just glad you aren't asking from whence these things spring (as I originally thought you might be asking). I'm so old I couldn't answer _that_ question! -What are your assumptions about the direction of your country? What do you like and value? What do you fear? I'm an introvert, so I don't part...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:24 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
The rock, to which you refer, is actually bursting with cash money. They've been raking it in hand over fist for the past 4 decades. Not sure what you mean here. There has been no dirth of productivity in the U.S. economy since 1970. It's just that the rewards of the U.S. economy have been sequeste...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 5:11 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
If there are little to no manufacturing jobs and only a service type economy, how is a strong labor movement going to help? Typically, labor unions work where laborers are seen as roughly interchangeable widgets. A knowledge worker has skills that are important to the employer upon which to negotia...
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:42 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
These jobs DO need to be filled but ought to be filled as part time jobs for the younger generation. However, I see a LOT of younger generation kids thinking that kind of work is beneath them or they find it too hard to be on their feet all day! I think it is important to remember this when talking...
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:37 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
But back to the topic at hand, I do often wonder if there really are such huge differences in the quality of life between rich and poor, or if we all get pretty much the same amount of pleasure and pain simply because that's the way the human mind works? So is someone like Trump, who has everything...
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:44 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
But back to poverty - I think the original point is to discuss those 1/2 of all US jobs with wages that have barely increased compared to the top 1% and how that affects society. I think that it will ultimately be society's undoing. What made America so wealthy in the 20th century was not the CEOs ...
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:28 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
Chisamba wrote:(ps, just a reminder. If you are blocked to me, do not bother to quote me because i am not going to read it. )
Is there a way for me to know which posters are blocking me? I don't know how a lot of this stuff works.
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:21 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
London, Sidney, Germany, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway. I'm quitting at the "n"s.
Lot of 'em.
14 cities in Canada.
Lot of 'em.
14 cities in Canada.
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:13 am
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
Now I do recognize an anti wealthy/ anti business/ high on socialism amoungst many of my fellow udbbers, so I am not surprised by the choice to read things that reflect that. Regardless of one's political bent, one can recognize that the "rising tide" that lifted all boats stopped rising ...
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:13 am
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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Re: So Rich So Poor
87% of poor households had a/c? I'm gonna have to see that report.
- Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:10 am
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
We don't see it that way. Ours (under the Bay Area banner) is non partisan and we have applied for our 501(c)(3) designation so we *can't* be partisan. What we are doing is essentially saying, "We have issues, and there are a lot of us." Now, granted, we have many issues, and each individu...
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 8:39 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Re: Jan 21 Women's March
texsuze, look up "Women's March on Washington" either on the web or on Facebook. You'll see lots of links. I don't know what march is closest to you. It started out as a march *in* Washington D.C., but has now become national*, with over 130 cities holding sister marches at the same date/t...
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 3:45 pm
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- Topic: Jan 21 Women's March
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Jan 21 Women's March
Anybody here involved? Going? I wanted to go to Washington, but figured it would be a rather big push up with all the people in town, so I switched focus to my local march and am doing some logistics organizing for them. Our hashtag is #WhyIMarch, my response being "Because my grandkids need a ...
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 3:19 pm
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- Topic: So Rich So Poor
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So Rich So Poor
A fascinating, slim little volume of information by Peter Edelman, a lawyer and policy wonk specializing in poverty, written in 2012. About the economics of poverty in America. I'm just about half way thru. It's a reasonably quick read, a small book, but eye opening. Did you know: A quarter of all j...
- Mon Dec 26, 2016 4:55 am
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- Topic: I got a pony for Christmas
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Re: I got a pony for Christmas
Lucky you!
- Sat Dec 24, 2016 2:00 am
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- Topic: Is American media doing the same thing?
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Re: Is American media doing the same thing?
Everything is brinksmanship these days. It's impossible to figure out anymore and frankly, it has led (in me) to a sense of apathy and will have that effect on others, probably at a time when we need to remain alert! I get these fund raising messages today about "Only 2 more days until the dead...
- Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:39 pm
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- Topic: Crazy trailering question
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- Views: 8486
Re: Crazy trailering question
Tie a wool saddle blanket around her barrel, she'll be fine. Those slats are too high up to make much of a difference to her in the trailer. IMHO
- Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:36 pm
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- Topic: i lost my horse-- RIP, Gristle
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Re: i lost my horse-- RIP, Gristle
OH that's so sad. We love the oldies the best*. Hugs to you.
*OK, that's not true necessarily, but given that they are oldies, sometimes we have loved them the longest...
*OK, that's not true necessarily, but given that they are oldies, sometimes we have loved them the longest...
- Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:34 pm
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- Topic: Russian involvement in the election
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Re: Russian involvement in the election
I got DH a New York Times subscription which should begin arriving (Gotta support the good guys), but if what Literiding says is true, there won't be much useful there for a good while.
Gad, what an election...
Gad, what an election...
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 4:38 pm
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- Topic: Russian involvement in the election
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Russian involvement in the election
Surely we can discuss this without too much finger pointing? I'm still trying to sift through the information that is coming out. Anybody want to recommend good sources for info?
- Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:18 pm
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- Topic: How many blankets does one horse need?
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Re: How many blankets does one horse need?
The other thing it depends on is, is there a tack store nearby that keeps stock on hand? If so, you don't need to buy a spare in order to cover an emergency -- the spares are right there at the tack store (though you will pay more than mail order. But if you don't need it, you don't pay anything.) I...
- Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:03 pm
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- Topic: Pasture Disaster Avoided...Talk About Thankful!!
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Re: Pasture Disaster Avoided...Talk About Thankful!!
Thanks guys. Yea, kinda of crazy! Never thought about the closed fronts..never saw ones with shoulder gussets. I guess it could go wrong either style...especially now that I know there's no breakaway factor with those clips. And I get why that is too...if they broke away but the surcingle and leg s...
- Sat Nov 26, 2016 2:20 pm
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- Topic: I have been in my 2nd home yet again
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Re: I have been in my 2nd home yet again
It is the end of a long and trying year for you. I sure hope that 2017 takes a sharp turn for the better.
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:14 am
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- Topic: Recount - can anything come of that?
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- Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:11 am
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- Topic: No comments?
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- Views: 38618
Re: No comments?
But beyond that statement, sorry, you are wrong. MANY people are stupid. MANY people are ignorant. MANY people are fearful, MANY people are mean. Many other people are intelligent, well educated, fearless, or kind, just to name the other ends of the extremes. Which I would not disagree. But I guess...
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:04 am
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- Topic: No comments?
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Re: No comments?
But beyond that statement, sorry, you are wrong. MANY people are stupid. MANY people are ignorant. MANY people are fearful, MANY people are mean. Many other people are intelligent, well educated, fearless, or kind, just to name the other ends of the extremes. Except those are all value judgements t...