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spooky3

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11. If he had told them what joy that lifestyle had brought him, fine. But
Tue May 21, 2024, 11:24 AM
May 2024

Instead he told them it was the right lifestyle for his audience. That’s insulting — and incorrect. And his audience was there not to hear him, but to receive honors for graduation, many with family and friends attending. They couldn’t walk out or shout out in protest without being disruptive or upsetting themselves or family friends.

It’s as wrong as telling captive audience graduates that the country made a mistake in abolishing slavery or that the best lifestyle for people of color is as maids and agriculture workers.

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