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JBTaurus83

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7. You are right and I used the wrong words

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:21 PM

Mar 19

I guess what I meant, is the movement he helped create was good, even if he turned out not to be. Anything in his name should be named after Delores and other people in the movement instead.

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Advocates work to reconcile Csar Chavez's labor rights legacy with sexual abuse allegations [View all] Jilly_in_VA Mar 19 OP

It is possible to be both. But being a pedophile negates the other. jrthin Mar 19 #1

He was a flawed human like we all are JBTaurus83 Mar 19 #2

Rape and Sexual Assault are not "flaws" leftstreet Mar 19 #3

Can you explain where you see the difference? EdmondDantes_ Mar 19 #5

Wow n/t leftstreet Mar 19 #6

Did you mistake me for trying to justify pedophelia? EdmondDantes_ Mar 19 #8

You are right and I used the wrong words JBTaurus83 Mar 19 #7

The town where I grew up is now trying to decide what to rename an elementary school Jilly_in_VA Mar 19 #4

Yes; in fact, it's imperative snot Mar 19 #9