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villager

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8. ...as was MLK's.
Tue May 1, 2012, 06:52 PM
May 2012

And like any unspoken terror/trauma/abuse in a "family system," everyone knows - -at some level -- the assassinations were deliberate, in order to benefit one sector of our political/ economic spectrum.

They succeeded in skewing everything to the right, in the wake of those killings.

Until we start speaking of the trauma "out loud," and not shunting it off to the basement (i.e., the 9/11 dungeon here, as a perfect example), nothing will really "heal..."

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The truth about everything seems to be opening up. nt mother earth Apr 2012 #1
Interesting! get the red out Apr 2012 #2
It very well could be Ricochet21 Apr 2012 #3
I'm confused. kimmerspixelated Apr 2012 #4
fine line Ricochet21 May 2012 #7
Nutshell. kimmerspixelated May 2012 #10
I hope all these things finally come out mainstream Proud_Lefty Apr 2012 #5
I have a bumper sticker that says "The truth will set you free, but first Mist May 2012 #11
Oliver Stone was right--it's the story that won't go away. BlueIris Apr 2012 #6
...as was MLK's. villager May 2012 #8
"...the uncovering of long hidden things" yellerpup May 2012 #9
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