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BigmanPigman

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2. I am currently rewatching the Ken Burns film series "Vietnam"

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:14 AM

Apr 22

and he was mentioned. I always get really angry when I watch this series but it is "good" anger since it has a direction, an agenda. It is an anger for this BS occurring again and again and again by our untrustworthy governments and religions. Nothing changes, everything stays the same.

I just Googled him and learned that he was harassed by the FBI, etc for most of the remainder of his short life. He died of a heart attack at the age of 53.

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When my son was in high the teacher of his English class as part of the secton on Speech played this speech and ShazamIam Apr 22 #1

I am currently rewatching the Ken Burns film series "Vietnam" BigmanPigman Apr 22 #2