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How It Plays In Outer Space

Those Earthlings are at it again Oh goody, let's listen in... "Your brazen actions endanger the public welfare." "Your unconstitutional actions constitute warfare!" My, but they sure do go after each other You'd think they'd try to work together as brothers "Your political grandstanding is purely barbarian." "Your heavy-handed directives are totalitarian." Oh, here they go with their name-calling again Yes. Their immaturity knows no end And haven't we actually heard all this before? For sure. Before each of their stupid wars "Well if you try that, I assure you there will be consequences." "Wutcha gonna do? Put us behind barbed-wire fences?" Wow. I 've heard enough, haven't you? Yup. Let's give 'em another thousand years or two...

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Date: 5/4/2020 6:43:00 AM
You would think this, and yet we are more divided than ever. " You'd think they'd try to work together as brothers" so sad.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/4/2020 4:13:00 PM
Well, it's a yawn for the aliens, anyway. ~ Gershon
Date: 5/1/2020 1:54:00 PM
Eavesdropping on aliens as they evaluate the conundrum of human existence - how intriguing!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/1/2020 2:45:00 PM
Who knows? Aliens could be scoping out the Soup! :) gw
Date: 4/30/2020 8:15:00 PM
Bravo GW! Mexico already has the barbwire up to keep USA out. It’s a never ending game of he said she said, love kelli
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 4/30/2020 9:50:00 PM
Yup. He said... She said... Maturity unlimited... Thanks, gw

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