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Hissyspit

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11. Digby on this incident, and then and now:

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 03:37 PM

Jan 2014

Fortunately, human beings have now evolved to the point at which something like this could never happen again. Whatever information the government obtains today about one's political affiliations and activities is perfectly safe because they've assured us it will never be used for anything except finding and rooting out enemies of the United States.

Which is what they said then. But that was different. Obviously.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com.br/2014/01/a-tiny-historical-note-about-government.html

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Digby on this incident, and then and now: Hissyspit Jan 2014 #11

Do you mean "unfortunately" human beings have now "devolved"... AikidoSoul Jan 2014 #12

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