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		JumpCrisscross 74 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Larry Ellison – 'citizens will be on their best be... I’m not downplaying the severity of anything. Just its relevance. Someone can be severe and irrelevant, and I think that’s the case here.

bigyabai 74 days ago [–]

Your language suggests a sort of "explaining away" that is pernicious in certain cultures abroad.

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