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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Friday afternoon in Boston . . . . . .
. . . . . looks frighteningly similar to Fridays in Afghanistan and Iraq before that.
Apart from the lettering on his chest . . . .
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A Friday afternoon in Boston . . . . . . (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Apr 2013
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NMDemDist2
(49,313 posts)1. his gun is down and at rest
bet that's not the case overseas
elleng
(130,895 posts)2. Thanks, NMDem.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)3. Several Du-ers had the same feeling and posted about it.
Unfortunately their point was over looked and met with a frosty shoulder because "this time" was for a good reason,
so no body should be thinking negative thoughts about seeing APCs and what looked like extras from a Star Wars movie tramping thru empty streets.
Apparently the ability to parse feelings is not recognized here very often.
Stinky The Clown
(67,797 posts)4. Sadly, no it isn't.
That's the result of flat, black and white thinking.
Things, for many, are yes or no.