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1. over 11 years ago on Pat Oliphant

   You know the French get pretty caustic poking fun at Americans. It doesn’t much bother me

2. almost 12 years ago on Pat Oliphant

   Agree mostly. Wouldn’t want the FBI to be anymore powerful and invasive than it already is.

3. almost 12 years ago on Tom the Dancing Bug

   Coming to a country near you: Total observation + militarization of police + domestic drones = the triumph of totalitarianismCheck out http://www.npr.org/2013/01/29/170469038/in-china-beware-a-camera-may-be-watching-you?ft=1&f=100

4. almost 12 years ago on [Deleted]

   Two words: Dred Scott

5. almost 12 years ago on Matt Wuerker

   Since 1980 more than 4000 Americans have been victims of mass murder. (And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Since 1990 660,000 thousand Americans have been killed by guns, with a million more injured.) Since the 1980’s arms manufacturers have been a major source of funding for the NRA. Since the 1980’s the NRA has reaped millions of dollars from the direct sale of ammunition and high capacity magazines by mail. Since the 1980’s arms manufacturers have flooded the US with first cheap guns and then more and more powerful weaponry for profit. Who needs a handgun with a 20 round magazine? Who needs an assault rifle? Who needs 40 caliber antiaircraft machine guns? NO ONE. But weapons manufacturers and the NRA need us to buy them. Weapons manufacturers and the NRA need us to live in fear of each other possessing them so we have to buy more of them to feel secure. The NRA and weapons makers directly profit from mass murder.