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Old 10-27-2005, 05:52 AM
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Default Re: Rosa Parks dead at 92

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Originally Posted by davidm
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Originally Posted by alphamale
Parks wasn't a "hero" - I'm tired of that word being trivialized. She simply stood up for her rights, at the cost of being penalized for a misdemeanor. An example of heros are american soldiers who fight the IFs every day.
You would say this. Strange, though, when you think about it. You'd just assume she'd be out starting arson fires rather than riding buses.

Can we move you to the back of the bus?
No, but we can move you to the back of the class. Try sometime to distinguish between history and hype.
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