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Ron Obvious

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6. The frog's close to boiling it seems

Reply to blkmusclmachine (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 11:27 PM

Feb 2013

Like they say, apparently you can boil a frog if you slowly turn up the heat rather than turn it to high all at once, 'cause they'll jump out of the pot if you do that.

I've mentioned it here before, but I sometimes feel we're living in the dystopic alternate timeline of one of those SF time-travel movies where the course of history has gone off track because something happened that shouldn't have happened and the movie's hero will be sent back in time to fix that event. In our case, the 2000 election in Florida.

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2/3ds of all Americans live in a 4th amendment-free zone. [View all] Ron Obvious Feb 2013 OP

They saw a shadow so they become afraid Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1

The 1st and 2nd amendments are not far behind. Hell, in 10-12 years we've been decimated. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #2

Ahem. Perhaps you have not noticed the "Free Speech ZONES" during political campaigns? WinkyDink Feb 2013 #11

While much of our 4th and 1st Amendment rights have been abrogated, do nor worry, do not indepat Feb 2013 #3

And why not. The behaviour of people opperating under 2A... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #5

The Police State marches on. But who notices? blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #4

The frog's close to boiling it seems Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #6

Only to 2000? Heywood J Feb 2013 #14

Maybe Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #15

I believe you are safe enough in your own home,... TheMadMonk Feb 2013 #7

Some scary shit right there. n/t X_Digger Feb 2013 #8

I keep hearing about the loss of freedoms... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #9

Depending on when you were born.. Freedom to walk down the street in NYC without 'stop and frisk'? X_Digger Feb 2013 #12

Lather, rinse, repeat: "9/11 changed everything." WinkyDink Feb 2013 #10

And remember: 9/11 happened just as the 9/11 Commission said.... Junkdrawer Feb 2013 #13

I really hear ya! WinkyDink Feb 2013 #19

There was a map posted on DU years ago that showed areas around international airports HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #16

What about embassies? Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #17

You don't have any Fourth Amendment rights at the border. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #18

Extremely unlikely Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #20