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Old 05-30-2007, 11:25 PM   #17
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Flint View Post
White-washing the past with a contrived American "creation myth" about the noble Pilgrims doesn't help anybody.
Noble Pilgrims? Of course. Noble and pious, they were. They were also the most intolerant and oppressive bunch to ever arrive on these shores.
The dude that first settled Boston then welcomed the second set of Pilgrims, had to leave town within a year of their arrival.
Everyone knows bad boys wear black.
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