20 Tips for Talking with Your Anti-American Acquaintances When They Say Dumb Things on 9/11 (Part 1)
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Warning: just a few bits of profanity and sexually profane insults flung at me...
Part 2 coming tomorrow with the rest of the discussion and 10 more tips for waging the battle against postmodern nihilism...
Updated: Part 2 is now up. Enjoy.
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2013/9/14/20-tips-for-talking-with-your-anti-american-acquaintances-when-they-say-dumb-things-on-911-part-1/
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