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In reply to the discussion: Fire and Ice [View all]CrazyOrangeCat
(6,112 posts)4. Kick
I was 9 when MLK and RFK were gunned down. My parents were bright, liberal-minded people, and I was aware of the horror through my own eyes and ears and from their reaction.
Your essay touches on perhaps my greatest, most stifling fear; they kill the peacemakers . . .
A hard thing to put from one's heart and mind.
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