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Wonder Why

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1. I remember the '60s race riots in our cities. Protesters burned down stores
Sat Dec 7, 2024, 11:21 AM
Dec 2024

that were providing their only access to less expensive groceries or supplies in addition to the ones owned by the leeches. Their rage was against the system that forced them to live in substandard housing, overpriced food, worse education, worse jobs, bad medical care and no possibly of bettering themselves. But they had reached the limit which they could take. The difference now is that it is happening to far more people and the disparities are bigger than ever.

While many states had no interest in doing anything to help, the federal government did many positive things albeit not enough. Starting Jan 6, the federal government will be worse than the Southern states of those days.

Violence will get much worse.

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