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The Victims of Ronald Reagan / Las Victimas de Ronald Reagan

by Eric Wagner (eric [at] basetree.com)
Photos from the Commemoration Ceremony for the victims of Ronald Reagan's Policies / Fotos de la ceremonia de la Conmemoración para las víctimas de las políticas de Ronald Reagan's
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While, according to a Reuters story, America bid an emotional farewell to Ronald Reagan, an equally emotional and somber precession of hundreds marched down San Francisco's Mission street. The marchers, in this predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, read the names of victims of Reagan's policies in Central America while carrying white crosses inscribed with the names of individual victims. After each victim's name was read the crowd chanted "Presente!"

Other marchers carried signs that read "Reagan made homelessness permanent," "Raygun's homophobia killed AIDs victims," and other remembrances of Reagan's real legacy.

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Mientras que, según una historia de Reuters, América hace una oferta un adiós emocional a Ronald Reagan, una precesión igualmente emocional y somber de centenares marchó abajo de la calle de la misión del San Francisco's. Los marchers, en esta vecindad predominante hispánica, leyeron los nombres de víctimas de las políticas de Reagan's en America Central mientras que llevaban las cruces blancas inscritas con los nombres de víctimas individuales. Después de que cada nombre de victim's fuera leído la muchedumbre cantada el "Presente!"

Otros marchers llevaron las muestras que leyeron permanente hecha "Reagan de la falta de vivienda, " el homophobia de "Raygun's mató a las víctimas de las ayudas, " y otros remembrances de la herencia verdadera de Reagan's.
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