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The Unmitigated Gall

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3. A loving grandmother...

Reply to Dread Pirate Roberts (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2022, 11:44 AM

Dec 2022

A kindly teacher and librarian,

And fantastic fortune in finding two great books.

Tolkien’s works were about small people doing great things because they are the right thing to do, and persevering right to the end.

RWE is about thinking for yourself, standing for your principles rather than following the crowd.

I’d get a couple of beers with this guy any day and twice on Sunday.

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Is this a road map for hope that our country might get past Trumpism? [View all] Dread Pirate Roberts Dec 2022 OP

Thanks much for that article, DPR. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #1

Right? Dread Pirate Roberts Dec 2022 #4

1st takeaway: A teacher and a book opened his mind and eyes. scarletlib Dec 2022 #2

A loving grandmother... The Unmitigated Gall Dec 2022 #3

Stories like this do give me hope. crickets Dec 2022 #5