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|    DCI to J.J.James    |
|    Re: Why I'm tired of hearing about 'that    |
|    24 Jun 14 10:06:06    |
      From: 50bjdk@gmail.com              On Monday, June 23, 2014 2:07:29 PM UTC-7, J.J.James wrote:       > (CNN) -- Here's a dirty little secret about the civil rights       >       > movement:       >       >       >       > A lot of Americans just don't want to hear about it anymore.       >       >       >       > They find the subject dull or it makes them angry. Some African-       >       > Americans don't want to hear stories about their parents getting       >       > hit upside the head while singing "We Shall Overcome." And some       >       > whites don't want to feel guilty.       >       >       >       > The result? We treat the movement like broccoli: It's good for       >       > us, we're told, but we shove it aside on our plates when no one       >       > is looking.       >              Cut -              Properly prepared, broccoli can be very tasty.              DCI              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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