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Permanut

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11. 100% correct..

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:44 PM

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I grew up in the same era as bluestarone, and was simply unaware of the conditions you describe.

Not asking for a pass; the previous generations should have corrected these things.

Speaking as a (now old) white guy.

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