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3. Whatever wakes folks up

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sat Jan 31, 2015, 04:43 PM

Jan 2015

Tony guts education and defunds the peak orgs for people with disabilities. Have not heard the hew and cry over these attacks on civil society for the clamour over titles and trinkets. If this moves the people to change the government, good enough...but lets make sure addresses substantive change, nit just the colour of our medals.

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