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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI want to live in a world where the flags are lowered for Jane Goodall.

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I want to live in a world where the flags are lowered for Jane Goodall. (Original Post)
Tactical Peek
Oct 3
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Uncle Joe
(63,502 posts)1. Hear hear!
Thanks for the thread Tactical Peek
Bernardo de La Paz
(59,852 posts)2. I do too. . . nt
Solly Mack
(95,911 posts)3. Me, too.
NJCher
(41,843 posts)4. a life well lived
Bringing love, respect, and knowledge of our beloved animal friends.
Really says something about the values of the United States, doesn't it?
BidenRocks
(2,445 posts)5. How do you tell her jungle family she's gone?
I have a feeling they would understand.
3catwoman3
(28,014 posts)7. Damn right!
chouchou
(2,531 posts)8. Boy, Talk about a true moniker. Jane was Good to All.
sheshe2
(94,568 posts)9. 💙💙💙
I agree.
stopdiggin
(14,581 posts)10. Said something very similar myself the other day
For comparison ......
Overall contribution to society - the planet - the human race (and any one of a dozen other categories, considerations .. )
I give you Jane Goodall vs ......
TheProle
(3,802 posts)11. Cosigned
stage left
(3,154 posts)12. Absolutely
She should be honored.
Silver Gaia
(5,168 posts)13. YES!
❤️🩷🧡💛💙🩵💜🤎
mdbl
(7,650 posts)14. Isn't that the truth.
Not until we no longer live in bizarro world.
niyad
(128,140 posts)15. YES!!! My Drinking Liberally group shared this yesterday, and I shared it further!
llmart
(17,000 posts)16. I work near a post office and in a public library across the street.
Their flags are still lowered and honestly, I have no idea why because other places aren't. However, someone asked me why they were lowered and I said, "Because Jane Goodall has died."
I can think anything I want to about a lowered flag, and that's what I chose to think this week.