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Event: Lust in Islam, May 13

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2 thoughts on “Witness the birth of the Nation”

  1. Interesting story on a crackpot group that I hadn’t heard of before. But is the Killer Whale serious when he says
    “right-wing extremism has always been, and always will be, the most vicious proponent of beliefs that destroy the basic fabric of civilization.”
    I’m staring at a new book on Pol Pot on my bookshelf. Or I could mention Mao, or Stalin.

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