Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is DEAD!!!

[John Newman]

> On Nov 12, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Mirimir <mirimir at riseup.net> wrote:
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>> On 11/12/2016 12:02 PM, John Newman wrote:
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>>> On Nov 11, 2016, at 4:58 PM, juan <juan.g71 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Jim wrote:
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>>>> Ding Dong the Wicked Witch is DEAD!!!
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>>>   So, good news, the wicked witch lost. Bad news, trump won
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>> The history of American politics is a wretched piece of surreal theatre.... Americans laboring under the illusion of freedom at home while every murderous trick is taken by government in cahoots with industry to maximize profits for the oligarchic elite. The Dulles brothers set the template in Guatemala...
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>> Trump promises a return to a time (the post ww2 boom in America) when America profited in particular off the fact that most of the rest of the developed world had been bombed to shit, its industry destroyed. It's a nice con, and I'm quite sure he will do everything in his considerable power to enrich himself, his class, and his cronies, but I wonder what Joe Dumbshit will think when those factory jobs DON'T come back....
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>> I'd say I hope it all gets burned down to the fucking ground, but I happen to live in the DC area.
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> Chunks of DC did, back in the 60s. And were still wastelands, last time
> I was there. Have those areas filled in yet?
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Large chunks, in 1968, you're totally right...

I -think- most of it has finally been rebuilt as the metro expanded coverage in the 90s-2000s, and gentrification swept America generally..

But I bet there is still some rubble, a testament to the rage after MLKs assassination...   I'll have to look into it..

>> Actually, I still hope that =).  
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> ;)
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>> John
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