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mjvpi

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2. Thank you for posting that. What a great speech. Full of the ideals that I, as an American, was raised believing.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:09 PM

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I was told that we kept the “shining city on the hill” illuminated. The dissonance between ideals and reality leave me feeling sick these days. I hope that UN members listen to her. Unfortunately, it looked empty.

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