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To: generally; All

NOTE THIS TWEET — fire next time ... Seems like a message to me.

Barack Obama @BarackObama Jun 4

In our
@MBK_Alliance
town hall yesterday, I mentioned James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time. From 1962, it remains a seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers and relevant for understanding the pain and anger behind the protests. Excerpt:


1,432 posted on 06/06/2020 1:23:48 AM PDT by greeneyes ( Moderation In Pursuit of Justice is NO Virtue--LET FREEDOM RING)
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To: greeneyes

>> Seems like a message to me.

Sure does. Haven’t there been a lot of fires set by the rioters? Also the Amazon fire that Amazon says is not their building. Something very strange there.

Why does he mention 1962? It seems very odd the way he inserts 1962. I would have said “Written in 1962” or “Since 1962”.


1,434 posted on 06/06/2020 1:44:44 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: greeneyes

Add me to the list - very suspicious! WWG1WGA :)


1,439 posted on 06/06/2020 2:13:18 AM PDT by Steven W.
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To: greeneyes

That book was published in 1963 not 1962 so you’re right. its code. But then there’s 57 states right?


1,442 posted on 06/06/2020 2:22:35 AM PDT by Ymani Cricket (America's glory is not dominion, but liberty - John Quincy Adams)
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