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hunter

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31. People in the U.S.A. live under the illusion they are free.

Reply to MiroJarvis (Original post)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 09:56 PM

Aug 2021

That illusion evaporates the day they find themselves living rough.

The powers-that-be like to keep a lot of homeless people around to frighten all the people working for less than a comfortable living wage.

But mostly you can say anything you like here in the U.S.A., and believe any crazy religion you choose, just so long as you are ineffective.

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This is the reason why the United States has to stop "saving" the world with "freedom": [View all] MiroJarvis Aug 2021 OP

Women were allowed to drive cars in Iraq...Until we "liberated" them from Sadaam. world wide wally Aug 2021 #1

Women are allowed to drive cars and own businesses in Iran. speak easy Aug 2021 #2

That was the cover story for the real purpose, making the world safe for U.S. Investor class. nt ShazamIam Aug 2021 #3

Children just love the Russians' festive landmines! mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #4

If the United States let Afghanistan have their socialist government, there would have been no war. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #5

Well, of course. What was I thinking? The Afghanis would have welcomed the Russians with mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #6

Afghanistan was a socialist republic. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #8

You're right, comrade. A revolution is not a dinner party. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #9

I do think you need to read something more qualified rather than Wikipedia. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #11

Enlighten us. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #15

Ah yes, the old invitation to their minerals and natural gas. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #18

Didn't they have a King and such at some point? My university had several dozen Afghan students Hekate Aug 2021 #13

Yes, they did. Mohammed Zahir Shah was his name. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #21

Are you for real? You're yanking people's chains aren't you? Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #16

Sorry, can't help you with that. Don't live in Russia. And I hate Putin. I'm a communist. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #17

You can throw in your bloated orange god while you're at it. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #20

Are you implying communists like Trump? Gosh... you really need to study politics LOL MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #22

I studied the Soviet Union practically the entire decade of the 1980s, and until it ended. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #26

Putin is a right-wing, conservative, anticommunist idiot. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #28

Well spotted, Crunchy Hekate Aug 2021 #23

DURec leftstreet Aug 2021 #7

Welcome to DU sarisataka Aug 2021 #10

Thank you. :) MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #12

Oh yeah Hekate Aug 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author iemanja Aug 2021 #19

Is there DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2021 #24

between Islamic fundamentalism and Communism, yes iemanja Aug 2021 #29

Totalitarianism is a very vague concept. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #32

People have short memories DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2021 #25

Because Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan. MiroJarvis Aug 2021 #27

I appreciate your point iemanja Aug 2021 #30

People in the U.S.A. live under the illusion they are free. hunter Aug 2021 #31