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Prairie_Seagull

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18. It is possible to experience both, at the same time.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 09:45 AM

Jan 27

Weep and Rage simultaneously. Done it and what strange sounds I made. Like a wounded animal and I suppose that Is what I am.

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Will Bunch: Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased [View all] Nevilledog Jan 26 OP

An excerpt from the article SARose Jan 26 #1

This: Ocelot II Jan 26 #2

This trueblueinmo Jan 26 #3

A motivation for me right now to do "something"...anything I can do, yellow dahlia Jan 26 #4

I've apologized to my kids several times. Grumpy Old Guy Jan 26 #7

In the late 70's DENVERPOPS Jan 26 #14

Lamm was ageist. valleyrogue Jan 27 #35

That totally DENVERPOPS Jan 27 #51

No need to apologize, Grump! HighFired49 Jan 27 #52

It is possible to experience both, at the same time. Prairie_Seagull Jan 27 #18

EXACTLY!!! nt pazzyanne Jan 27 #23

This is excellent. love_katz Jan 26 #5

And this while voting, for most folks, has never been easier, Ligyron Jan 27 #32

You are correct. No proof needed. love_katz Jan 27 #42

Hear, hear! Ligyron Jan 27 #43

... Solly Mack Jan 26 #6

Bunch says beautifully what I have been stumblingly trying to articulate for months Hekate Jan 26 #8

... Nevilledog Jan 27 #17

Three Dog Night mamacita75 Jan 26 #9

Wow! JMCKUSICK Jan 26 #10

I turned 21 in 1969. We scared the shit out of old, old money. Magoo48 Jan 26 #11

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E Jan 27 #22

we can't even agree to boycott twitter. Voltaire2 Jan 27 #26

Yup! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 27 #48

Another child of the 60's haryn Jan 26 #12

The repudiation of our work and efforts and beliefs WhiteTara Jan 27 #31

Thanks WhiteTara haryn Jan 27 #37

It's good that you are speaking out now WhiteTara Jan 27 #40

thanks haryn Jan 27 #41

Yep. I'm with WhiteTara. calimary Jan 27 #45

calamari, thanks to you, too haryn Jan 27 #49

Welcome! Nevilledog Jan 27 #50

Bookmarked. This hits to the bone. Boomerproud Jan 26 #13

Bookmarking, for sure. I'm gonna make an ask out of this for our next Call to Action email. calimary Jan 26 #15

thank you Skittles Jan 26 #16

I didn't know the history of that song MadameButterfly Jan 27 #19

Two steps forward, one step back Maeve Jan 27 #20

Reactionaries imagine that if they can reverse public policy, they can reverse social change William Seger Jan 27 #24

And fear is the mind killer Maeve Jan 27 #25

We aren't going back to the 50's, we are moving into a twisted re-enactment of an imagined 50's. Voltaire2 Jan 27 #28

Don't kid yourself. intheflow Jan 27 #47

It's easy to break things RainCaster Jan 27 #21

Building a bridge to the 19th Century bif Jan 27 #27

If you want to get back to the 50's, you have to get rid of the 60's tulipsandroses Jan 27 #29

A few days ago I expressed the same feeling of watching all I'd worked for being thrashed by TSF in a rely to sinkingfeeling Jan 27 #30

I was born in late 1964 Deep State Witch Jan 27 #33

The song (and I remember it well as it had such a catchy beat from a multitude of percussion instruments) BumRushDaShow Jan 27 #34

excellent essay markie Jan 27 #36

Background music moondust Jan 27 #38

Louis Powell memo has become the blueprint of societal destruction Clouds Passing Jan 27 #39

The Inquirer is independently-owned and not for sale. malthaussen Jan 27 #44

I'm sorry, but the "Children of the 60's" did not walk in lockstep putting flowers in NatGuard rifles. intheflow Jan 27 #46