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Wow. Can’t imagine how many hardships Trevor came through to become who he is now. The shit story in Chapter 3 was hilarious.
— Jul 05, 2026 07:42PM
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If you think too much about the ass-kicking that life gave you, you’ll stop pushing the boundaries and breaking the rules. It’s better to take it, spend some time crying, then wake up the next day and move on.
— Jul 07, 2026 08:02PM
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British racism vs Afrikaner racism: At least the former gave the natives something to aspire to (mission schools that offer English, literature, medicine and law), comparing to Bantu schools that does metrics and agriculture. “Why give a book to a monkey?”
— Jul 06, 2026 09:53AM
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In America you had the forced removal of the native into reservations coupled with slavery followed by segregation. Apartheid: all 3 happening to the same group of people at the same time.
— Jul 03, 2026 09:17AM
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