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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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The more things have changed, the more things stayed the same
“The previous structure of powers of injustice and exploitation never went away, they were never fully dislodged,” he said. “For all the shining skyscrapers, entire neighbourhoods, cities, regions and nations have been by-passed. For far too many people the more things have changed, the more things stayed the same”.
(The Guardian's quote from Barack Obama's speech.)
Is the more things have changed, the more things stayed the same an oxymoron?
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tkacka15 Is the more things have changed, the more things stayed the same an oxymoron? Rhetorically, yes.
- tkacka15 Is the more things have changed, the more things stayed the same an oxymoron?
- Rhetorically, yes.
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tkacka15Is the more things have changed, the more things stayed the same an oxymoron?
Rhetorically, yes.
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