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From: Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com>
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Subject: Re: MT VOID, 05/17/24 -- Vol. 42, No. 46, Whole Number 2328
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 12:40:01 -0400
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On 5/21/24 1:27 AM, Cryptoengineer wrote:
> The sixties were 60 years ago. How long ago does something have to be
> to be able to say 'latter-day' for a new incarnation?
> 
> Mary was sincere, and iirc fought cleanly, but she was on the wrong
> side of history.

Related question: How long does it take to determine someone is on the 
right or wrong side of history? Trends can be reversed, and long-lasting 
ones eventually come to an end. Was Augustus Caesar on the right side of 
history? The Roman Empire lasted for centuries after him. Was Lenin? 
Some people who were alive during the Russian Revolution were still 
alive when the USSR ceased to exist.

-- 
Gary McGath    http://www.mcgath.com