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I don't have to guess. It's obvious.

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Don't forget unrelenting FOX News / Rush Limbaugh propaganda bombardment.

Think on that. They'll absolutely ignore their own "deeply-held values" about drug users and rule of law in order to keep that wurlitzer spinning full speed.

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And like all addicts, they develop a tolerance, so they need to keep dialing up the insanity to chase that first high they'll never get back

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Haven't read it, but assuming the context, it involves potty training accidents?

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Well, the victims of the Ludlow massacre would beg to differ. Don't need to draw a distinction between the current oppressors and all the ones going back 15k years.

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i like both but respect your taste

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One of the things they passed in Wisconsin is a law making it illegal to make the Capitol Building a no-carry zone. Think of the possibilities.

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I recently discovered a treasure trove of JD / Factory Records materials at my local library and have been enjoying immensely.

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aaaand the campaign ads keep writing themselves.

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In revolutionary situations, the Army is always more likely to come out on the side of the people than the cops. This is because there's more of a class divide in the cops, between officers and enlisted personnel. Compare this to the cops, where they all have to work their way up through the ranks, and they end up with a kind of "gang spirit".

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"Lame duck sessions" are just something Americans are used to and are often not aware that other countries don't have them. In my country, Parliament is dissolved; there's an election; the new Parliament sits as soon as the final votes are confirmed and they can administer the oaths.

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Yep. Same as mine. Which might be yours too.

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Correct, ever wonder why they call out the Guard in riots? The Guard tends to be older, whiter, middle-class. The regular enlisted ranks are heavy with black and brown teenagers.

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I used to try to tell myself that the opposing party wanted what was best, they just disagreed with me as to how that could be done.

It's impossible to believe that lie any more. The actions of the Republican party are terrifying. They want nothing but power and the wealthy power can get them.

We must vote every last one of them out of office.

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Georgia has more registered Democrats than Republicans. Repubs have to keeps us from voting.

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[...]Republicans have chosen instead to just dissect democracy as it squirms on the operating table.Point of order, if it's still alive it's "vivisect". I think "dissect" is only for dead things.

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