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It's Just Hard To Have A Nuanced Discussion With Like A Thousand People, 30 Of Which Are White-power Skinheads.
-Ian MacKaye
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It's Just Hard To Have A Nuanced
Ian MacKaye
It's Just Hard To Have A Nuanced Discussion With Like A Thousand People, 30 Of Which Are White-power Skinheads.
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