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In reply to the discussion: The Rude Pundit: Grappling with Edward Snowden, Part 1: Thoreau Would Be Proud [View all]WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)25. I gotta shake my head...
when I think about Snowden, who "threw his body into the gears" versus DU's Swarm, that, well...
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The Rude Pundit: Grappling with Edward Snowden, Part 1: Thoreau Would Be Proud [View all]
meegbear
May 2014
OP
political parties lose elections, but the Military Industrial Complex never does
carolinayellowdog
May 2014
#20
Well back then they would not have tortured Thoreau and tossed him in jail for life
zeemike
May 2014
#33
The big difference is that when Thoreau committed his acts of civil disobedience...
George II
May 2014
#32
Then why would he be compared to Thoreau? One doesn't pick and choose what one likes...
George II
May 2014
#41
Not necessarily a marty, but willing to accept the consequences of his actions....
George II
May 2014
#42
what the Rude Pundit fails to recognize is that if you criticize the government the terrorist have
Douglas Carpenter
May 2014
#50
All the political asylum seekers in America should be told to "man up" and sent home.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2014
#51