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DAngelo136

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10. We Were Warned About This Over Fifty Years Ago

Reply to GoneOffShore (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 11:43 AM

18 hrs ago

From the movie: "Three Days of The Condor"

The exchange between Turner (Robert Redford) and Higgins (Cliff Robertson) is telling not only because of the positions of the characters but also the motives and insight into the American character. In the light of todays events, can you say Higgins was wrong?

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