{"id":17998,"date":"2013-04-13T21:58:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T19:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=17998"},"modified":"2013-04-13T21:58:52","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T19:58:52","slug":"i-cant-stand-that-this-is-what-america-is-that-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/13\/i-cant-stand-that-this-is-what-america-is-that-w\/","title":{"rendered":"I can’t stand that this is what America is; that w…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I can’t stand that this is what America is; that we trade our children’s lives for the opportunity to purchase items specifically invented for killing. I can’t stand it. It’s pathetic and embarrassing and barbaric.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jason Kottke<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

I can’t stand that this is what America is; that we trade our children’s lives for the opportunity to purchase items specifically invented for killing. I can’t stand it. It’s pathetic and embarrassing and barbaric. 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