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arendt

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5. Fascinating personal story. Many thanks for sharing it.

Reply to hunter (Reply #4)

Thu May 19, 2016, 08:02 PM

May 2016

"otherness" is the universal excuse for cruelty; and, with Trump, we are on the way their all over again.

It's like the Civil Rights Movement never happened.

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The Great Recession, the Rust Bowl, and the New Okies - The Grapes of Wrath Redux [View all] arendt May 2016 OP

The "Grapes of Wrath" continues to be one of my most favorite Purveyor May 2016 #1

I do analogies. Sometimes they work, sometimes not. arendt May 2016 #2

Just watched an old movie anthology hosted by Steinbeck pinboy3niner May 2016 #3

There's two deeply disturbing aspects of this history that are rarely discussed: hunter May 2016 #4

Fascinating personal story. Many thanks for sharing it. arendt May 2016 #5

I liked the piece a lot catnhatnh May 2016 #6

I appreciate the feedback. arendt May 2016 #7

You asked me to reply more fully catnhatnh May 2016 #8

thanks much. arendt May 2016 #9