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willamette

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7. I always get the same feeling when

Reply to SarahD (Reply #6)

Fri May 3, 2024, 09:15 PM

May 3

Stalinists and copycat authoritarians are called "Communist." Oooh, communist bad, rather than Stalinist, Fascist, authoritarian bad. This leads to finding different words to express the same, idea. If cooperation and sharing is involved, call it communism, and it is bad by default.

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Anarchists seem to do well in Oregon. [View all] SarahD May 3 OP

I do think it's got the reputation of having an extremely "woke" culture. captain queeg May 3 #1

Most of the people of Oregon are not conservative at all. Voltaire2 May 3 #3

Actually AllBlue May 3 #5

Bush 41 called Portland Little Beirut. Sneederbunk May 3 #2

Just because someone mis-labels vandals and arsonists willamette May 3 #4

Dictionary definitions make me chuckle. SarahD May 3 #6

I always get the same feeling when willamette May 3 #7