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De Blasio urges 'nationalization' of key industries, calls coronavirus outbreak a 'war-like situation'

  

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Via:  kdmichigan  •  4 years ago  •  76 comments

By:   By Ronn Blitzer

De Blasio urges 'nationalization' of key industries, calls coronavirus outbreak a 'war-like situation'
“This is a case for a nationalization, literally a nationalization, of crucial factories and industries that could produce the medical supplies to prepare this country for what we need,” de Blasio told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Saturday, calling for “24/7 shifts” during what he called a “war-like situation.”

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is arguing that the best way to tackle the coronavirus outbreak is for the federal government to take over critical private companies in the medical field and have them running 24 hours a day.
The mayor, who made multiple media appearances over the weekend, said that the current situation calls for drastic measures which include nationalizing certain industries.

“This is a case for a nationalization, literally a nationalization, of crucial factories and industries that could produce the medical supplies to prepare this country for what we need,” de Blasio told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Saturday, calling for “24/7 shifts” during what he called a “war-like situation.”
The following day, de Blasio reiterated this message, telling CNN that “the federal government needs to take over the supply chain right now.” He specified the need for companies that make ventilators, surgical masks, and hand sanitizers to be taken over and made to work around the clock.

New York state already has started producing hand sanitizer in response to shortages and price gouging.
The city itself has also taken drastic steps to deal with the crisis, forcing restaurants to limit themselves to takeout and delivery service, and closing many establishments to prevent the spread of the virus through crowds.
The mayor predicted that coronavirus will continue to be a problem “for at least six months.”

Sunday evening, it was announced that New York City schools will be shutting down until at least April 20, a measure de Blasio previously had resisted, despite facing pressure to do so.


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KDMichigan
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1  seeder  KDMichigan    4 years ago
New York state already has started producing hand sanitizer in response to shortages and price gouging.

I wonder if Comrade De Blasio has New York prisoners working 24/7 to create his hand sanitizers?

Welcome to the gulag citizen...

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1  Vic Eldred  replied to  KDMichigan @1    4 years ago

We need everyone to see this. This is the man elected Mayor of the nation's largest city.

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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1.1.1  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1    4 years ago

What is with these New York mayors ? Company confiscations? Let old people die? Farmers lack brain matter? SMH

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.2  Vic Eldred  replied to  KDMichigan @1.1.1    4 years ago

This one is the stand out. I have serious concerns for the nation knowing such people somehow get elected. There was a time when we never even worried about that.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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1.1.3  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.2    4 years ago

I never worried prior to 2016.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.4  Vic Eldred  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @1.1.3    4 years ago

I'm just the opposite. After Nov 2016, I began sleeping sound & secure again!

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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2  Just Jim NC TttH    4 years ago

384

Just a radical thought. Test Run?

 
 
 
Sunshine
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2.1  Sunshine  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2    4 years ago

I don't know anyone who has this virus or even a cold.

This is nuts.

 
 
 
lady in black
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2.1.1  lady in black  replied to  Sunshine @2.1    4 years ago

It is NOT nuts.

My niece (who is pregnant for the first time with twins) someone where she works is in quarantine.

A person who has tested positive for COVID-19 works out of the Tops Friendly Markets corporate office in Amherst, the company announced Monday morning.

The company said in a release that it learned late Saturday that an associate who works out of the office on Wehrle Drive had tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease. The Erie County Department of Health confirmed Monday that an Erie County resident working at Tops headquarters tested positive for the disease.

The company said that the individual is under self-quarantine at a personal residence and that they last reported to work on Monday, March 9.

The Department of Health stated in a release that through its contact tracing and epidemiological investigation, it was determined that the individual was not symptomatic during their time at the corporate office, and "therefore did not pose a risk of transmission to other TOPS employees per CDC guidelines on COVID-19."

The Department of Health said its investigation did not indicate that the individual had any contact with TOPS stores, warehouses or other facilities during times where they may have been contagious.

A person who works at my work (their relative is in quarantine, should know the results today) so the entire floor this person works on did not have to come in today (the building I work in has 13 floors)

Just because it hasn't come close to you stop thinking the rest of us are nuts.

I was due to go in to the hospital on Friday for an Endoscopy and that has now been rescheduled until April 13th.

 
 
 
Sunshine
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2.1.2  Sunshine  replied to  lady in black @2.1.1    4 years ago

It is nuts.  53 confirmed cases in my state, out of millions of residents and no fatalities.  Doubt anyone knows anyone with this virus.  

Maybe for your area it isn't nuts, but for mine I think we have gone to the extreme.

Hope you and your family stay well.  

 
 
 
lady in black
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2.1.3  lady in black  replied to  Sunshine @2.1.2    4 years ago

Thank you.  

I know it's going to get worse before it gets better.

I feel for the people who work in the bars/restaurants, they are the ones that will be hurt the most.  

Still waiting on what my firm is planning, but if they close down (our Toronto office is already closed and people are working remotely from home) we will be paid, and some of us (staff wise) might have to work remotely from home...I may be one of them.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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2.1.4  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Sunshine @2.1.2    4 years ago

The closest I came to knowing anyone that might get it is the wife of one of my support group members.  She had gone to China to visit family just before the shit hit the fan.  She self quarantined but is fine three weeks later.

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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2.3  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2    4 years ago

I agree that the whole thing is being blown up by the media and the TDS sufferers, as we have seen, are having a field day with it. But COVID=19 is a thing and will have to run its course. It's amazing the shit being spewed by people who's opinions I used to respect.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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2.3.1  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  KDMichigan @2.3    4 years ago

Does that include you know  who?

 
 
 
Baron Creek
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2.5  Baron Creek  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @2    4 years ago

Yes, he died yesterday.

 
 
 
Dean Moriarty
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3  Dean Moriarty    4 years ago

Atlas shrugged. 

 
 
 
bccrane
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4  bccrane    4 years ago

to be taken over and made to work around the clock.

 “24/7 shifts”

Anyone up for some forced labor for the good of the nation?

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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4.1  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  bccrane @4    4 years ago
Anyone up for some forced labor for the good of the nation?

I'm not joking, he actually has prisoners making his hand sanitizer, If its anything like Michigan they probably make 50 cents a day. jrSmiley_10_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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4.1.2  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  KDMichigan @4.1    4 years ago

I earned about a buck an hour when I was in and it gave me money to hit the canteen with every month.  Should they just go back to making license plates?

 
 
 
Sparty On
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5  Sparty On    4 years ago

Just read a local public health advisory for my county of about 100k.

We have zero reported cases of people infected by this virus which is a great thing.    So far so good.   Schools are still closing for three weeks starting today.   You can't buy hand sanitizer, toilet paper or Potatoes, etc anywhere ....... crazy  

That said i do view some of the precautions being taken as a good thing to help insure a lower infection rate.   The real acid test will be how fast restrictions are removed if the infection rate remains low.

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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5.2  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  Sparty On @5    4 years ago

Lol I got a buddy who was in Meijer last Friday and he was laughing about the pallets of TP by the entry doors, I asked him if he got some and he said no he goes shopping on Sunday and he will get it then and wasn't feeding into the hysteria.....Guess who needs TP jrSmiley_10_smiley_image.gif  

 
 
 
Sparty On
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5.2.1  Sparty On  replied to  KDMichigan @5.2    4 years ago

Lol ... i had just gotten one of those Costco mega packs like the month before.

Perhaps i should be selling it by the sheet ...... jrSmiley_18_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
FLYNAVY1
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5.3  FLYNAVY1  replied to  Sparty On @5    4 years ago

At least someone here on this seed has a grasp of epidemiology......Kudos!

The CDC hopes they are wrong about all of this.  At the same time they want to push stubborn people in the right direction to everyone's benefit, just in case they are right on the data. 

So many here on this seed look like they are getting their talking points from Breitbart which is beyond scary.

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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5.3.1  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  FLYNAVY1 @5.3    4 years ago
getting their talking points from Breitbart

No the talking points are from De Blasio who thinks we should confiscate companies, [deleted]

 
 
 
FLYNAVY1
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5.3.2  FLYNAVY1  replied to  KDMichigan @5.3.1    4 years ago

Fox said it...… De Blasio didn't.

Show me a direct quote where he made such a statement related to the virus, otherwise, stop lying!

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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5.3.3  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  FLYNAVY1 @5.3.2    4 years ago
Show me a direct quote

Fox used a direct quote. I would suggest De Blasio sue them if it wasn't true.

I'm sure people that get there talking points from CNN and MSNBC will be able to stay clueless as to what he said.

What is funny is he said it  first on MSNBC then CNN but neither one reports on it that I can find. Hillaryious.

Here is a Video but I'm sure it was doctored  By some right-wing conspirator, grab your tin foil hat....

 
 
 
FLYNAVY1
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5.3.4  FLYNAVY1  replied to  KDMichigan @5.3.3    4 years ago

Swing and a miss again [deleted!]

You said:

"No the talking points are from De Blasio who thinks we should confiscate companies, Comrade."

De Blasio said:

“the federal government needs to take over the supply chain right now.”

Two very different things!  Stop stirring shit up just because you want to.

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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5.3.6  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  FLYNAVY1 @5.3.4    4 years ago

People with common sense know what nationalization of companies means. De Blasio's words not mine.

“This is a case for a nationalization, literally a nationalization, of crucial factories and industries that could produce the medical supplies to prepare this country for what we need,” de Blasio told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Saturday, calling for “24/7 shifts” during what he called a “war-like situation.”

Wonder who he is going to force to work 24/7 ?  What think you, [deleted?]

nationalization
[ˌnaSH(ə)nələˈzāSHən, ˌnaSH(ə)nəˌlīˈzāSHən]

NOUN
the transfer of a major branch of industry or commerce from private to state ownership or control.
"the nationalization of the railroads"

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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5.3.7  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  KDMichigan @5.3.3    4 years ago

One of the world's leading fragrance manufacturers (I forget which one) is now turning their attention to making sanitizer.  With more and more people not going out, smelling purdy is not paramount. Cleanliness is.

 
 
 
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5.4    replied to  Sparty On @5    4 years ago

Gov Whitmer just ordered all bars and restaurants to close in Michigan by 3PM today. This is beyond insanity. Never seen anything like this in my life. And to Jim's point at #2. I don't know personally of a single person who has it. Not even on social media.

 
 
 
Sparty On
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5.4.1  Sparty On  replied to  @5.4    4 years ago

Yep, it is getting cra-cra to be sure.

 
 
 
Sunshine
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5.4.2  Sunshine  replied to  @5.4    4 years ago

Curfews will be next...

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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5.4.3  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Sparty On @5.4.1    4 years ago
I don't know personally of a single person who has it. Not even on social media.

Neither do I, but our hospitals in the area are beginning to fill and 2 local docs are in critical condition from treating people, so someone has it.

 
 
 
Sparty On
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5.4.6  Sparty On  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @5.4.3    4 years ago

Not sure what happened but that wasn't my quote in 5.4.1 .... although i agree as i don't know anyone who has it either.   Otherwise our county would not be zero verified infected so far

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6  Jasper2529    4 years ago
“This is a case for a nationalization, literally a nationalization, of crucial factories and industries that could produce the medical supplies to prepare this country for what we need,” de Blasio told MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Saturday, calling for “24/7 shifts” during what he called a “war-like situation.”

Both Biden and Sanders used that term last night, too.

 
 
 
Sparty On
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6.1  Sparty On  replied to  Jasper2529 @6    4 years ago

Anything to grow government control and consolidate power to the Fed.  

Means more booty for them to plunder

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6.1.1  Jasper2529  replied to  Sparty On @6.1    4 years ago
Anything to grow government control and consolidate power to the Fed.  

Andrew Cuomo (NY Gov) is on TV right now, saying that "state control" isn't working and the federal gov't is allowing "chaos" across the country. He, too, is saying that the federal government should control everything - bars, schools, restaurants, parks, malls, casinos, gyms, libraries, etc. 

 
 
 
Sparty On
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6.1.2  Sparty On  replied to  Jasper2529 @6.1.1    4 years ago

The only chaos we are seeing here is in the toilet paper aisle .....

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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6.1.3  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Jasper2529 @6.1.1    4 years ago

That is a misrepresentation of what he is saying. He is saying that the states should all have the same standards so that the same protocols are being done. Otherwise, people will shop for the state they like and that will cause further chaos. 

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6.1.4  Jasper2529  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6.1.3    4 years ago

You must be watching a different NY Governor Cuomo than I am. 

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6.1.5  Jasper2529  replied to  Sparty On @6.1.2    4 years ago

Here's why ...

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Perrie Halpern R.A.
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6.1.6  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Jasper2529 @6.1.4    4 years ago

I can just put up the video and let people decide. He is being calm and measured. 

 
 
 
Sunshine
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6.1.7  Sunshine  replied to  Jasper2529 @6.1.1    4 years ago
Andrew Cuomo (NY Gov) is on TV right now, saying that "state control" isn't working

It isn't working in his state, as usual the New Yorkers think they are the only ones that exist in the US and everyone should bend to their needs.

 
 
 
KDMichigan
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6.1.8  seeder  KDMichigan  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6.1.6    4 years ago

Gee kind of like I use direct quotes from De Blasio but you agree I'm a liar. 

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6.1.9  Jasper2529  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6.1.6    4 years ago
I can just put up the video and let people decide.

Please feel free to do whatever you wish.

He is being calm and measured.

Somewhat, but anyone who is carefully listening knows differently.

 
 
 
FLYNAVY1
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6.1.11  FLYNAVY1  replied to  KDMichigan @6.1.8    4 years ago

She nailed it... You did lie in 5.3.1 because you didn't use the direct De Blasio quote.

[deleted]

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6.1.12  Jasper2529  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6.1.6    4 years ago
I can just put up the video and let people decide. He is being calm and measured. 

Please make sure that you quote Cuomo saying that if bars/restaurants are closed in Manhattan, people will just go to the Bronx or Long Island.

No state, including NYS, should need to rely upon the federal government to control/monitor the social behavior of citizens of its counties, cities, and towns in this situation.

 
 
 
FLYNAVY1
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6.1.14  FLYNAVY1  replied to    4 years ago
And with all due respect, KD's statement of what De Blasio said was:
"No the talking points are from De Blasio who thinks we should confiscate companies, Comrade."

What you posted was correct Loki.... Kudos.

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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6.1.16  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to    4 years ago

Surprised none of our liberal friends have posited that...........................

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6.1.18  Jasper2529  replied to  XDm9mm @6.1.10    4 years ago
Can you imagine the national uproar if President Trump ordered all schools nationwide closed, along with banning all groups of 50 or more, and closing bars and diners?

Many on the left, including MSM, would call that "martial law" if Trump did it. Heck - Biden, Sanders, Cuomo, and De Blasio all want some form of federal military intervention into the states, because according to them, "this is war".

 
 
 
Jasper2529
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6.1.19  Jasper2529  replied to  FLYNAVY1 @6.1.11    4 years ago
You did lie in 5.3.1 because you didn't use the direct De Blasio quote.

Perhaps you should watch the MSNBC video KD posted in 5.3.3 . In it, you'll see De Blasio saying what you're accusing  KD of lying about.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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6.1.20  Paula Bartholomew  replied to    4 years ago

Nice try.  But that is what mail in ballots are for.

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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6.1.21  Paula Bartholomew  replied to    4 years ago

Trump put the creep in creepy.

 
 
 
Sparty On
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6.1.22  Sparty On  replied to  Paula Bartholomew @6.1.21    4 years ago

Biden put the sniff in hair sniffer ....

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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6.1.23  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  Sparty On @6.1.22    4 years ago

jrSmiley_10_smiley_image.gif   Love it.  I can always count on you to make me smile.

 
 
 
The Magic 8 Ball
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6.1.24  The Magic 8 Ball  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6.1.3    4 years ago
He is saying that the states should all have the same standards so that the same protocols are being done.

the federal government will never have that much power over the states.

Otherwise, people will shop for the state they like

people have been doing that forever. it is called voting with one's feet.  if people don't like a state government.. they leave and go to one they like.

making all states the same is very short-sighted as that would not allow the laboratories of democracy to experiment and people to choose how they are governed.

 
 
 
It Is ME
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7  It Is ME    4 years ago

"This is a case for a nationalization, literally a nationalization, of crucial factories and industries"

Bernie's calling "Moscow" right now, to let them know about the good news ! jrSmiley_81_smiley_image.gif

His "Promotion" is in the mail. jrSmiley_79_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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8  Paula Bartholomew    4 years ago

I heard today that an auto plant is now building ventilators in lieu of cars help out.

 
 
 
The Magic 8 Ball
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9  The Magic 8 Ball    4 years ago
This is a case for a nationalization, literally a nationalization,

LOL.

. sorry, none of that socialist bs is going to fly.

cheers :)

 
 

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