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Uncle Joe

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4. I agree, the walls are just a tangible first step way of of concretely distinguishing "the other," and with
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 09:01 PM
Oct 2024

*rump speaking about bringing in the military against his political opponents; while labeling them as enemies, the American People are morphed into the other.

I keep thinking of the cowboys that rebelled against barbed wire fencing during the late 19th century and the range wars that followed.

Don’t Fence Me In

https://cdn.agclassroom.org/ok/lessons/intermed/fence.pdf

Our colonizing abroad has led to terrorism and for decades now the American People have been programmed for fear and distrust of the other, my biggest fear is that we're about to lose our freedom or democracy as a result of this long time brainwashing.





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