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cyn---actually i am a bit pedantic about this kind of definitional thing as well, and the fact is that racism is an ambient condition, a lovely aspect of american history, and is in no way condensed onto either affirmative action or hate crime legislation. racism is what both were set up to address--it is out there in this glorious land, and it's still out there.
but again, we're talking about effigies, so i think we're in a bit of a hysterical context, particularly given the total desperation of the mc-cain campaign, and much of the conservative media apparatus, in the last 6 days before an election that could spell disaster for both. so anything goes, anything at all from the right, it seems. they're willing to generate such little theatrical pieces in the hope that something, anything will change what they think is coming on the 4th.
outside of that context, this is lint, the effigy matter. it's stupid, done by stupid thoughtless people.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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