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to be true, in a complex, 'some parts are accurate, other parts are hyperbole' way.
I'll be the first to admit however, that I'm not an expert on the question of eminent domain so perhaps this colors my judgment.
But then, just when the meat of the matter was being revealed, there came that moment when, like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, driving his forces too far, too fast in the rush across Chosun to reach Ming in 1592, you allowed your zeal to make a dramatic point outstrip your common sense and wrote this:
"Black gangbangers killed more Blacks than all lynching mobs combined in the history of this country - but never mind that - gangs have a good karma as the object of veneration of the hip hop culture, the coolest thing in the entertainment industry."
Surely you must realize this is the sort of thing that only leads to conflict - particularly since I'm fairly certain you have no historical analysis to back this extraordinary claim (of course, if you do, I'd like to review it).
I love colorful metaphors like a dog loves cupcakes (or any food for that matter, dogs are quite greedy) but moderation in all things sir, is a virtue.
Indeed, one of the first things they taught me virtual shooting school was to conserve my ammo and increase accuracy by firing the M16A2 in short bursts.
I recommend you acquire a similar appreciation for the moderate use of heavy fire.
.d.
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