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Dominica: About those Politicians…

Friday, August 1st, 2008 @ 14:51 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Dominica
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Politics
Languages:: English

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Dominica: Acerca de esos políticos…...

Danielle Edwards, guest blogging at Dominica Weekly, holds no illusions about politicians: “But luckily, God gave us eyes to see through politicians, ears to hear the lies, noses to smell a rat, tongues to taste the sweetness of democracy…a brain to think for ourselves…and hands to vote.”

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