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In reply to the discussion: I'm Sorry... But I Am MUCH MORE Afraid Of An Out Of Control Surveillance/Police State... [View all]marble falls
(60,458 posts)66. Gotta agree. I fear the Teabillies, the Teapublicans, survivalists "militias" almost as much.
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I'm Sorry... But I Am MUCH MORE Afraid Of An Out Of Control Surveillance/Police State... [View all]
WillyT
Aug 2013
OP
The lawlessness is getting so blurry that the two seem to be merging, and no one seems accountable.
midnight
Aug 2013
#1
Well that would explain why they didn't try to bust Wall Street. The snooping sure
matthews
Aug 2013
#50
I'm with you guys...unfortunately I p****d a lot of people off here. Glad to see see kindred souls.
silvershadow
Aug 2013
#89
I'm more afraid of going broke, dying from my disease, e coli, bears, paper cuts...
NightWatcher
Aug 2013
#2
You can trust NSA employees to do the right thing just as much as these employees:
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#37
LOL, yep paranoia is what we have now, I'm guessing there are a lot of people........
4bucksagallon
Aug 2013
#69
Something to look forward to. Of course, if she doesn't, Jeb Bush will.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2013
#33
To say nothing of car or bicycle crashes which are far more common and can cause severe
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#45
A friend's daughter was killed on 9/11. She is more afraid of our government than she
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#86
I fear what all Democracies need to fear, the removal of the rights that were so hard-fought for
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#106
LOL. Your argument is that the 1% doesnt need to spy, therefore they arent spying.
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#76
I notice that you and your friends dont like to jump into real issues. Here is a post that
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#82
Dear Rhett, if you were to search DU v.1 and DU v.2 you'd find plenty of my posts on this issue.
KittyWampus
Aug 2013
#83
Oh, and if you are concerned about water rights being bought up, research T. Boone Pickens
KittyWampus
Aug 2013
#85
That's all swell but didnt answer my question. I am guessing that these very outspoken
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#95
And once a terrorist survives to be #1, they are invincible. With super human powers.
RC
Aug 2013
#57
This is all any prosecutor has to recite to have anyone charged with anything they want-Mission
midnight
Aug 2013
#64
I think we're one mass casualty event away from the kind of Police State we all fear....
Junkdrawer
Aug 2013
#20
if you got a sufficiently charismatic leader who can delay and mute any reaction,
MisterP
Aug 2013
#38
My understanding is that many, including Kerry, wanted a no fly zone, Obama didn't....
Junkdrawer
Aug 2013
#40
What would you do when the threats to the government escalate from the radical right?
SleeplessinSoCal
Aug 2013
#31
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty
Tab
Aug 2013
#48
Another of the blissful speaks out in defense of the big daddy authoritarian state.
rhett o rick
Aug 2013
#80
Gotta agree. I fear the Teabillies, the Teapublicans, survivalists "militias" almost as much.
marble falls
Aug 2013
#66
today's terrorists = cold war communists = turn of the century anarchists. gotta have an
HiPointDem
Aug 2013
#84
So you're going to hobble law enforcement when they try to keep us safe from pot smokers?
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#88
The Orwellian Dystopia they've been assembling for us since 9/11 is the true terror
whatchamacallit
Aug 2013
#98