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NJCher

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5. allusion to Swift's "Modest Proposal"

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 6, 2015, 09:05 AM

Aug 2015

I was working with that essay the other day, and thinking how apropos for the times of today.

On the other hand, King's slogan:

If you’re white
You’re all right!
Any other hue?
I don’t trust you!

is very simple and childlike. Kind of like Trump.

Cher

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