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I lived in LA during the '94 earthquake, which killed comparatively few, but it happened on MLK day (observed) which was credited with saving hundreds of lives because when a section of the I10 collapsed there were not as many commuters as usual on the freeway. So that's god approving of MLK day as a holiday, right?... Nope. There were, of course, the very loud right-wing voices all over the place making sure we all knew the earthquake was god's punishment for the observance of a holiday in honor of MLK. Spin spin spin...

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