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Kalidurga

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3. I noticed that

Reply to Bjorn Against (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 10:26 PM

Dec 2014

a while ago. This was before Mike Brown was gunned down in cold blood. That is something I didn't really think of as being a possibility that LEOs would actually be able to kill US citizens with impunity. But, if I thought this was an actual possibility that the vast majority of people would think it is wrong and that they would object. The fact that so few people other than minorities see this as an issue of having an oppressive government is troubling to me to put it lightly.

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They don't want small government, they want a government that kills black people and tortures [View all] Bjorn Against Dec 2014 OP

well put winterwar Dec 2014 #1

Pretty much it no doubt madokie Dec 2014 #2

To me it is not so much about liking government, it is about wanting a better government Bjorn Against Dec 2014 #4

I understood what you were saying madokie Dec 2014 #6

I noticed that Kalidurga Dec 2014 #3

Sad, but true in many cases. AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #5

I believe the purpose of government is airplaneman Dec 2014 #7

In order for corporations to be successful, the American people must be wealthy enough to actually Calista241 Dec 2014 #8