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Warpy

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8. This was going on at 2 AM, early morning their time,

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 01:21 PM

Jun 2013

when the cops rousted people sleeping in the square.

This whole business is so dismally familiar: peaceful demonstrators, riot cops bashing heads and destroying property, streets thick with poison gas.

It's war, folks, and it's worldwide. It's not just one government, it's all of them turning on their citizens.

I'm afraid we're living in interesting times. I was hoping for a little boredom before I shuffle off this mortal coil, but I doubt this will be the case.

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jeez, anyone watching cnn? turkish protestors and cops are gettin' it on [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP

Just turned it on maddezmom Jun 2013 #1

i know, it's the ooooh aaaaaah of protests/crackdowns arely staircase Jun 2013 #3

In the UK dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #2

Yeah, CNN has 2 on the ground as well maddezmom Jun 2013 #4

Excessive force against chanting citizens malaise Jun 2013 #5

yeah, the government said they wouldn't crack down arely staircase Jun 2013 #6

Yep Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #7

This was going on at 2 AM, early morning their time, Warpy Jun 2013 #8

pick up your axe datasuspect Jun 2013 #9

Watching the coverage. The confrontations seem to ebb and flow. As does the intensity. pinto Jun 2013 #10

It's on MSNBC too. Skidmore Jun 2013 #11