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Sunday, April 07, 2013

Bourgeois fucking revolution
Posted by D. Ghirlandaio at 4/07/2013 12:06:00 AM
Labels: Culture, Determinism, Egypt, Law, Literature, Make it Idiot-Proof, Middle East, Naturalism, Philosophy, Politics, Theater, Up the Bourgeois

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