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Le Taz Hot

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1. The first is fascism,

Reply to mmonk (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:11 AM

Mar 2012

the second a theocracy -- a far cry from the Democratic Republic we're supposed to have but THANKS TO BOTH PARTIES who court both almost exclusively, that's what we've ended up with.

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A country run by corporations and churches is not a country of the people, [View all] mmonk Mar 2012 OP

The first is fascism, Le Taz Hot Mar 2012 #1

Yep. mmonk Mar 2012 #4

Evidently neither is this one in spite of using that phrase ad infinitum lunatica Mar 2012 #2

The delusion of self grandeur. It closes the eye and mind. mmonk Mar 2012 #3

It is if you accept the argument that corporate persons are granted protection by the Bill of Rights Selatius Mar 2012 #5

You got it. mmonk Mar 2012 #6

Well said. n/t fasttense Mar 2012 #7

The founders libtodeath Mar 2012 #8