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As I Was Saying...

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation

By John Summer

Jul 21, 2026
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I went to college.

Oh, and it was during the late ‘60s. Yup… those ‘60s. You know, the ‘60s of peace and love and…. protests?

And I was a part of it.

We had all sorts of stuff to protest. There was Vietnam. And civil rights. And of course, “The Man.” That was code for government. The great oppressor. The bastion of all things evil.

And we had the freedom to…

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