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thenewgreen  ·  4814 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Term We are Going to Hear Ad Nauseum Until Nov 6 2012 - Class Warfare
I don't know, if you're grandma recalls things like the "race riots" of the sixties or.... the recent riots in London etc, she may feel that it could reach her front door. It's a well thought out phrase designed to fear based on past/current events imo.