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July 3, 2015

Let’s Pretend

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Tags: Fourth of July, healing, Let's pretend radio series 1940s, Nationalism, Nila Mack, popular fairy tales

Nila Mack, director of radio series “Let’s Pretend”

The United States of America are united

Masochism builds character

We are free to speak to lots and lots of people

Romantic love never fades

Time heals all wounds

Our opinions are never irrational

There are no racists in America, especially not the Founding Fathers

Race is not socially constructed

The New Deal was a howling success and ended the Depression

All liberals are secretly communists

Liberals are liberal

Multiculturalism and internationalism have, or could, end(ed) racism

Happy Fourth of July

David Chestnutt ill.

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