In support of our incredible brave freinds in Burma:

Jemmons

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Thu Sep-27-07 03:32 PM
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In support of our incredible brave freinds in Burma:

May all people arround the world wear a red shirt on friday, september 28. Please forward.

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Dora

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Thu Sep-27-07 03:35 PM
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1. Why red? Oh, never mind. Googled it.

Edited on Thu Sep-27-07 03:37 PM by Dora

I have always understood that "red shirt fridays" is a GOP/conservative meme to support the war.

some googling answered that issue for me.

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in_cog_ni_to

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Thu Sep-27-07 03:36 PM
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3. Because the Monks wear red robes?

That's my guess.:)

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TornadoTN

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Thu Sep-27-07 03:37 PM
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4. Got that right

We have an old harpy here in the office that goes around checking to see if people are wearing their red as she told them to do. She bypasses my office because she knows my politics and my policy of Blue Friday's (suits, ties, shirts, etc.)

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Jemmons

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Thu Sep-27-07 03:49 PM
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5. Just to illustrate what i would love to se everywhere:

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in_cog_ni_to

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Thu Sep-27-07 03:36 PM
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2. I will wear a red shirt on Friday.

I'll have my son pass the word to all his friends too.

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burythehatchet

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Thu Sep-27-07 04:04 PM
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6. In 1989 the name of the country was officially changed to Myanmar n/t

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Kelly Rupert

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Thu Sep-27-07 05:15 PM
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9. By the oppressive, illegitimate junta in control. The legitimate government never accepted it,

neither have Burmese human-rights proponents, and neither has the United States.

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roguevalley

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Thu Sep-27-07 04:54 PM
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7. will do. I saw a story on a dissident who is getting films out to the

world and he called his country Burma. Could be the junta renamed it, not the people.

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OnionPatch

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Thu Sep-27-07 05:13 PM
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8. I think you're right that the junta renamed it.

That's what I thought I heard Amy Goodman saying this morning on Democracy Now. Now I'm sorry I ever called it Myanmar. It will be Burma to me from now on.

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Kelly Rupert

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Thu Sep-27-07 05:18 PM
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10. Exactly right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Burma/Myanmar

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applegrove

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Fri Sep-28-07 01:17 PM
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11. Sending those brave people vibes.

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mdmc

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Tue Oct-02-07 10:16 AM
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12. kick

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