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11-02-2009, 06:13 PM
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Historical figures you're down with.
Granted we'll never know the whole story to anyone from the past, but I find certain individuals to be inspiring.
I'm reading a book about Huey Newton right now, and this guy was awesome. He had convictions, which I greatly admire. When minorities were getting beaten like eggs and civil rights was still the movement, this guy was all about flexing the 2nd amendment.
I'll add some more when they come to mind, but this guy is mad legit.
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i've struck the absolute perfect balance between gay and smart
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#yahooka trivia king.
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11-03-2009, 06:26 AM
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He also got himself killed over a crack deal gone bad...Read "This Side Of Glory" by David Hilliard for a take on the man and the Black Panther Party by a brother who was there. I personally find Fred Hampton much more inspiring.
And, minorities (the current "whipping boys" which changes by the moment- take your pick) are still getting beaten like eggs-they just don't show it on TV anymore.
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11-03-2009, 06:31 AM
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John Brown, Malcolm X, Frederic Douglass, Fred Hampton, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Steve Biko, Joe Slovo, Ruth First, Ida B. Wells, Mary McLeod Bethune, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Fannie Lou Hamer, to name a few.
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11-04-2009, 08:45 PM
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harriet tubman, ghandi, bob marley (although recent..ish) martin luther king the list goes on...
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11-05-2009, 02:17 PM
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vlad the impaler.
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im afraid a smiley face does not make me forget your retarded posting.
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11-06-2009, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Lloydy
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vlad the impaler.
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The real one or the porn star? 
I'd like to hang all night, talking it up, with David Bohm and J. Krishnamurti.
The Rev
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11-06-2009, 07:38 PM
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11-07-2009, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by DrChronic
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im afraid a smiley face does not make me forget your retarded posting.
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11-07-2009, 01:55 PM
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Definatly the Famous Five. With out them we wouldn't have womens rights in Canada right now, And Bob Marley, he was a true revolutionary. And of course Bach. Hewas just awesome.
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11-07-2009, 05:43 PM
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Which one? Johann Sebastian, Johann Christian or Carl Philipp Emmanuel?
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11-07-2009, 05:48 PM
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Dolores Huerta and Caesar Chavez.
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11-09-2009, 12:16 PM
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Jetsun Milarepa, Aldous Huxley, Abe Lincoln, Marx.
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11-09-2009, 01:33 PM
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Pelosicare or Sanity?
"divided government is by far the best kind of government in america.
so since I and everyone else still gets whet when we see the dear chairman,
I propose- a republican congress- the only path to sanity without waiting 8 years."- a smart person
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11-09-2009, 01:34 PM
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Pelosicare or Sanity?
"divided government is by far the best kind of government in america.
so since I and everyone else still gets whet when we see the dear chairman,
I propose- a republican congress- the only path to sanity without waiting 8 years."- a smart person
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11-09-2009, 01:44 PM
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Last edited by SageTree; 11-09-2009 at 01:47 PM.
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11-10-2009, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by SageTree
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Jetsun Milarepa, Aldous Huxley, Abe Lincoln, Marx.
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Which one? Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Gummo, Zeppo, or Karlo? 
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11-10-2009, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by hijabihippie
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Which one? Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Gummo, Zeppo, or Karlo?
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11-10-2009, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by hijabihippie
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Malcolm X
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dude FUCK malcolm x.
i'm down with jack kerouac.
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11-10-2009, 11:02 AM
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 It's good to see JK has inspired such acceptance, in you
Way to put the WHACK back in Kerouac, Jack.
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11-10-2009, 11:03 AM
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santa.
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