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edhopper

(33,554 posts) Mon Mar 3, 2014, 10:41 AM Mar 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/03/nyregion/at-parades-or-not-de-blasio-makes-point.html?ref=nyregion

Good for him.
The leaders of the St. Pat's Parade are bigots and discriminatory.
If they did this to another group, say not allow black people or women to march, they would be denied a permit.
In this day and age there is no reason to condone this behavior.

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Boycott of St. Patrick’s Day Parade Puts Mayor in Middle (Original Post) edhopper Mar 2014 OP

Good for him and for Mayor Walsh of Boston. cbayer Mar 2014 #1

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1. Good for him and for Mayor Walsh of Boston.

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 11:12 AM

Mar 2014

Excellent moves and will very likely advance change within these communities.

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2. I stopped marching in the parade many years ago because of the bigotry of the