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jalan48

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15. National Security State

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 12:04 PM

Dec 2014

The National Security State continues to exist, unchanged, regardless who gets elected. The public still buys the two party system charade, unable to see what Mr. Hedges describes so well.

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Chris Hedges: A Society of Captives [View all] marmar Dec 2014 OP

"The killing of Eric Garner in Staten Island was, after all, captured on video." nt bemildred Dec 2014 #1

Another Hedges tour-de-force. Thanks for posting. The entire piece is KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #2

k&R n/t handmade34 Dec 2014 #3

Just so far marym625 Dec 2014 #4

K&R Solly Mack Dec 2014 #5

kr Doctor_J Dec 2014 #6

du rec. xchrom Dec 2014 #7

K&R!!! This is what I have been saying, albeit ineloquently for years! Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #8

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ woo me with science Dec 2014 #18

Indeed. Good (if awful) battered spouse analogy. Last nite there was a Video of H. on Home Page, appalachiablue Dec 2014 #29

To the Greatest Page. This is an important, important piece. woo me with science Dec 2014 #9

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #10

Too bad NYT and the rest of Corporate McPravda no longer carry Hedges' words. Octafish Dec 2014 #11

But ain't it grand that the internet lets us hear him? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #19

That's why corporations want the internet. woo me with science Dec 2014 #21

I hate this............... Enthusiast Dec 2014 #12

Huge K&R. Hedges always tells it like it is. raouldukelives Dec 2014 #13

We must demand cameras on every police officer me b zola Dec 2014 #14

National Security State jalan48 Dec 2014 #15

"We live in a post-constitutional era." zeemike Dec 2014 #16

^^^^^^^^^^^ woo me with science Dec 2014 #32

This: chervilant Dec 2014 #17

+1 deutsey Dec 2014 #26

Kick. This needs to stay on top. woo me with science Dec 2014 #20

A corporate police state is being constructed around us, and it's used to suppress dissent woo me with science Dec 2014 #22

Awesome post amigo. marmar Dec 2014 #24

Awesome, important OP, mon ami. woo me with science Dec 2014 #30

You are the encyclopedia of DU, woo me ReRe Dec 2014 #34

Incredible post! I could almost hear a drumbeat in the background. sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #37

k & super r PowerToThePeople Dec 2014 #23

Biggest possible KICK and REC!! hifiguy Dec 2014 #25

Kick and recommend deutsey Dec 2014 #27

Blunt truth of how it is from Hedges. Last Nite DU Home Page had a Video Interview of H. at appalachiablue Dec 2014 #28

K & R malokvale77 Dec 2014 #31

kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #33

K&R ReRe Dec 2014 #35

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kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #38