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JackRiddler

(24,979 posts)
10. Yes, it's interesting...
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 08:44 PM
Aug 2013

How the rationalizations for the creation of a total surveillance state seem to echo Soviet rhetoric, isn't it now?

Can we just stop with the name calling? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #1
How about we stop using language? JackRiddler Aug 2013 #7
And definitions, what purpose do definitions even serve, I mean? Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #12
It's so hard to take this place seriously Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #18
Too funny..... but some might take you up on that offer... midnight Aug 2013 #27
Authoritarian is a word. It actually means something. Marr Aug 2013 #31
Pardon my ignorance Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #32
You've never seen "emoprog" used around here? Marr Aug 2013 #33
+1000 CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #36
there is no left in this country BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #2
Well that explains all the going around in circles. PETRUS Aug 2013 #25
lol BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #35
Why is it so damn... one_voice Aug 2013 #3
Like I said. Abolish language, already. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #8
Right, cuz that's exactly what I said... one_voice Aug 2013 #16
It makes them feel Andy823 Aug 2013 #14
Oh, I get it. So all the people some DUers are calling "authoritarian" pnwmom Aug 2013 #4
some people translate that as "totalitarians" nt grasswire Aug 2013 #9
Yes, it's interesting... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #10
Amazing isn't it Andy823 Aug 2013 #17
I miss UNREC. zappaman Aug 2013 #5
High School never ends for some people BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #6
I thought it was grade school! nt Andy823 Aug 2013 #11
I'd dispute the placement of pretty much... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #13
Eh, I've got issues with that chart. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #15
LOL !!! - This Chart Is Represetative Of An Online Test That Has Been Taken On DU MANY TIMES... WillyT Aug 2013 #22
Yeah, I know. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #24
We may just be communists!` Bolo Boffin Aug 2013 #19
I was called a libertarian earlier today OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #20
That delightful rhetorical formula has so many possible exciting variations I can't list them all! struggle4progress Aug 2013 #21
I don't see "douchenozzles" on the chart. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #23
thanks Artic Dave....I needed that chuckle! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #26
Authoritarian isn't an insult anyway. JoeyT Aug 2013 #28
Pretty much. Except I try to avoid... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #29
True enough. JoeyT Aug 2013 #30
Obviously, though... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #34
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