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old as dirt

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6. Don't get me wrong.
Tue Dec 28, 2021, 10:58 PM
Dec 2021

The mere fact that my wife's culture (the bandits of Patia) would be mentioned in an english source is frickin' awesome!

It's not like I was expecting the reference to be complimentary.

An enourmous problem for las culturas afrocolombianas all over Colombia is la invisibilidad, and this one english reference helps to counter that, for several culturas afrocolombianas, including my wife's.

My wife's ancestors may have been cattle rustlers for more than a century, but over time, their neighbors learned to treat their slaves better, if only to limit losses of cattle.







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+1000 alwaysinasnit Dec 2021 #1
100%. LoisB Dec 2021 #2
I agree. brer cat Dec 2021 #3
The states are doing it along partisan lines JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #4
If I may vent, further. old as dirt Dec 2021 #5
Don't get me wrong. old as dirt Dec 2021 #6
Excellent references JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #7
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