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carpetbagger

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17. East coast as well.

Reply to central scrutinizer (Original post)

Thu Sep 9, 2021, 07:38 PM

Sep 2021

That is my mother's oldest memory as a young child on the south shore of Long Island.

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Best analogy on vaccinations I've seen yet [View all] central scrutinizer Sep 2021 OP

It wasn't voluntary. It was enforced. marybourg Sep 2021 #1

Yes but you did not have large groups of defiant folks, tearing down the black out curtains. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #3

No, we did not. There were saboteurs marybourg Sep 2021 #4

I think they kept a lot secret during the war. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #5

Of course they did. It was all-out war. marybourg Sep 2021 #6

We would have lost WWII if today's GOP and Magats were in charge. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #2

They would have allied with the fascists. Crunchy Frog Sep 2021 #14

Oh god, you are right. The US would have fought with Hitler. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #16

It wasn't really about air attacks, we were out of range of any contemporary aircraft... Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #8

Substitute London for the US west coast. central scrutinizer Sep 2021 #10

Southern England was within range of German bombers... Wounded Bear Sep 2021 #11

Exactly, we're all in range of Covid central scrutinizer Sep 2021 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #9

If a face mask can help keep your CHILD safe and some MAGATS NoMoreRepugs Sep 2021 #13

That is a good analogy. Disaffected Sep 2021 #15

East coast as well. carpetbagger Sep 2021 #17

The Drumpfs were pro-Germany back then IronLionZion Sep 2021 #18

I was thinking of WWII in London as well but either situation shows that most in the country try to Tadpole Raisin Sep 2021 #19

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