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lunatica

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23. Thank you for bringing that up
Thu Jan 3, 2019, 01:32 AM
Jan 2019

Most people just conveniently forget that our history is full of these kind of darkest actions. Sanctioned genocides and persecutions. It all started right away too, with the Pilgrims, from the very beginning. And you’re right. It still goes on now.

If we don’t face it we will never end it.

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