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In reply to the discussion: How To Tell Who Hasn't Read The New 'Atlantic' Cover Story [View all]brush
(53,735 posts)59. Quite a lot, and I was an activist in the '60s
I didn't grow up in Chicago so I didn't know about the housing scam going on there to cheat black home buyers, nor the group that grew out of that to protest it.
Did you read it? Did you know every detail and story in that very long and well researched article?
Of course you didn't so your post is kind of silly, and juvenile.
And being new to the site (judging from you low post numbers), you'll be better off not insulting engaged posters over weighty issues like this.
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The article is excellent. I've bookmarked it and read it over several days.
mountain grammy
May 2014
#6
It's an article to be savored for the knowledge and learned from, that's for sure
ismnotwasm
May 2014
#8
'Lincoln' should be seen by all. A good American history lesson about how the president
mountain grammy
May 2014
#21
Has to involve some kind of monetary reparation. The Japanese-Am got $1.6 billion.
ErikJ
May 2014
#17
Flagged for review, eh? After reading your posts in this thread it would be a shame if that review
Number23
May 2014
#41
I know it should be surprising. But it's not. And I have no doubt that after he's been "reviewed"
Number23
May 2014
#44
That critique is just a lame attempt by reparation supporters to discount people who question TNC
aikoaiko
May 2014
#37