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cliffside

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4. Those nice words have been "an out" for too many politicians for way too long, but I do think times are changing ...
Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:30 PM
9 hrs ago

way too slow for the tens of thousands killed in Gaza. Think the number of displaced people in Iraq was 25% of the population, in Gaza it is 100%, not sure about Lebanon but it is a significant amount.

Speaking of the MIC there was a documentary years ago about how contracts were divided up among different states, you get x number of jobs/money etc, keep the people happy/voting for a particular person.

The internet is both a remedy and a curse, people are learning more about other nationalities/religions but are also becoming more ingrained to their limited beliefs, so a bit of a quandary.

Hopeful and also frustrated at the lack of humanity with some individuals and also some in power.



"If you smile at me, I will understand
'Cause that is something everybody everywhere does
In the same language"



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