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indepat

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55. Big brother will not tolerate the temerity of organized opposition to the establishment,

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 07:05 PM

Sep 2013

including Wall Street, (the Occupy Wall Street movement, for example) as evidenced by its organized disruption, harassment, assaults, pepper-spraying, and arrests, among others. Those who oppose the establishment's policies or actions are unconstitutionally treated as the enemy under the thinly-veiled guise of order and public safety.

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Look, We have zero credibility to be talking moral outrage [View all] G_j Sep 2013 OP

Most of the world agrees. polichick Sep 2013 #1

When you've been top nation for so long pscot Sep 2013 #2

It also goes hand in hand customerserviceguy Sep 2013 #16

Either before or since. RC Sep 2013 #23

In other words "What others think of me relates to whether I do the right thing or not" The Straight Story Sep 2013 #3

without showing an ounce of contrition or humility G_j Sep 2013 #5

first of all qazplm Sep 2013 #76

none of this speaks to credibility G_j Sep 2013 #77

Hypocrisy should always be of concern to progressives. MNBrewer Sep 2013 #6

Dropping American bombs and missiles on funerals, weddings and first responders, Maedhros Sep 2013 #12

+Graham's Number! whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #17

Aha ! dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #18

It's not a matter of what others think, but what it right. progressoid Sep 2013 #7

Interesting. enlightenment Sep 2013 #15

Er. Yah. That's pretty much the definition of how people make judgements of other people. sibelian Sep 2013 #41

The moral outrage is promoted by those that will make profits from war. nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #4

True, but at least we got a new Secretary of Defense and other personnel. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #8

Look at him biting his finger trying to prove he's human and has blood SummerSnow Sep 2013 #51

Our Dailly Death By Guns otohara Sep 2013 #9

I wasn't specifically referring to that G_j Sep 2013 #11

Two wrongs don't make a right. gulliver Sep 2013 #10

The population of the US may have paid a price in some ways... go west young man Sep 2013 #47

So how exactly was the USA "punished" for the... tex-wyo-dem Sep 2013 #64

If your government...... Ichingcarpenter Sep 2013 #13

+1000 RC Sep 2013 #26

+100000 woo me with science Sep 2013 #28

+bazillion! MotherPetrie Sep 2013 #32

I'm with you. Jasana Sep 2013 #40

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #63

Bingo! truebluegreen Sep 2013 #56

+1 nt arely staircase Sep 2013 #61

That is a simple fact................nt Enthusiast Sep 2013 #70

No one can argue with that. Period. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #72

Except for that little fact that oppressed peoples of the world still look to the US Dreamer Tatum Sep 2013 #14

Eh... half the time we're propping up their oppressors n/t whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #19

Amen. WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2013 #25

Only half? Seems low. nt Jeff Murdoch Sep 2013 #66

I disagree! another_liberal Sep 2013 #50

No need to wonder why the gun culture exists ...when we are always at war. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #20

Spot on: so hypocritical as to be comic indepat Sep 2013 #21

We need a huge amount of low ranking people to claim their rights to oppose them. WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2013 #54

Big brother will not tolerate the temerity of organized opposition to the establishment, indepat Sep 2013 #55

A large peaceful general strike will be very hard for the Govt. to control. WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2013 #57

bump... nt Jesus Malverde Sep 2013 #22

You have put your finger on the real sore spot 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #24

It should be the responsibility of the UN to seek a solution G_j Sep 2013 #37

We also refuse to sign the Land Mine Ban treaty, the US and 35 other countries cling to landmines Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #78

Well, the government has zero credibility. Deep13 Sep 2013 #27

really no less than any other industrilized nation state. and a lot more than many. nt arely staircase Sep 2013 #29

Hypocrisy!!! raindaddy Sep 2013 #30

K&R MotherPetrie Sep 2013 #31

There is probably an ulterior motive concerning money that is the real reason. Kablooie Sep 2013 #33

They weren't MY DEEDS pal ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2013 #34

sorry G_j Sep 2013 #39

+1 dionysus Sep 2013 #44

Guatemala 1961-1968, a la izquierda Sep 2013 #60

enough elected democrats have ALWAYS supported war..... tomp Sep 2013 #75

"If we were willing to express the least amount of contrition, sorrow or regret" Martin Eden Sep 2013 #35

Oh I agree DearAbby Sep 2013 #36

As I vaguely recall The Wizard Sep 2013 #38

Good point. Pepper spray is no joke. another_liberal Sep 2013 #49

I don't agree with calling police Gestapo but Nightjock Sep 2013 #53

Truth to power. 99Forever Sep 2013 #42

"But... but but but we STILL HAVE TO DO IT even though...! sibelian Sep 2013 #43

Why are we doing the dirty work for the Middle East/Arab League? jsr Sep 2013 #45

K&R forestpath Sep 2013 #46

Well said. another_liberal Sep 2013 #48

Rules for me Vs. rules for thee. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #52

Agreed gopiscrap Sep 2013 #58

K&R! Phlem Sep 2013 #59

get use to it...the only thing our economy has to sustain us is death.... ElsewheresDaughter Sep 2013 #62

Eric Margolis: Another Jolly Little War JohnyCanuck Sep 2013 #65

that was an excellent article Carolina Sep 2013 #82

Yeah, but the Russkies shouldn't be talking, either.....they're about the only ones................. AverageJoe90 Sep 2013 #67

Slavery, Wounded Knee, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, My Lai, Shock and Awe, Abu Ghraib.... LibDemAlways Sep 2013 #68

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2013 #69

"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative." -Oscar Wilde. randome Sep 2013 #71

Try this bit of Oscar Wilde on for size, if that's the game.... Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #79

Here's Adrienne Rich, another poet, on war and imgination... Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #81

"If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged." Tseko Sep 2013 #73

My point exactly . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #74

excellent point Vattel Sep 2013 #80

kick woo me with science Sep 2013 #83