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		marshray on July 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Statement by Edward Snowden to human rights groups... Keep in mind that most people under the age of 38 or so won't remember pre-unification Germany at all.

reeses on July 13, 2013 [–]

Getting older often involves forgetting to update the age at which people would not have experienced things directly. Of course, it makes sense when those people are 15-18, but...jeez.

Thanks for the reminder. Humbling. :-)

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