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murielm99

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8. They sure like to steal from black people.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jun 12, 2019, 01:11 PM

Jun 2019

"Make America Great Again" was a phrase used by the demagogue in a dystopian novel written by Octavia E. Butler.

The novel, The Parable of the Talents, was published in 1998. Ms. Butler was a black science fiction novelist, the only one I am aware of. It could be said that they stole from her.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Idiot Republicans accuse Joe Biden of plagiarizing "Make America American Again" from Scott Baio [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2019 OP

What would we do if we didn't know every stupid marybourg Jun 2019 #1

Yeah that's the blessing and curse of twitter 47of74 Jun 2019 #2

This silliness is spreading from Twitter and RW media to mainstream news, so I wanted to shoot it highplainsdem Jun 2019 #6

Republicans are nuts Politicub Jun 2019 #3

Ronald Reagan used "Make America Great Again". No whining about that from them? George II Jun 2019 #4

Bill Clinton also used "make America great again" in speeches for his 1992 campaign, and in 2008 highplainsdem Jun 2019 #5

I'm POSITIVE that gopers were aghast when Melanoma plagiarized Michelle Obama groundloop Jun 2019 #7

They sure like to steal from black people. murielm99 Jun 2019 #8

Butler was a fine writer and died much too young. But by the time she wrote that novel, highplainsdem Jun 2019 #9

I do know that. murielm99 Jun 2019 #10

Re your saying Butler is the only black SF novelist you're aware of -- read Samuel R, Delany. highplainsdem Jun 2019 #11

Thank you. murielm99 Jun 2019 #13

Yup. "Let America be America again". John Kerry borrowed oasis Jun 2019 #14

Get thee back to obscurity, Scott. nt oasis Jun 2019 #12

I've said before....They should steal that slogan, and put it on a blue cap LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #15