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99th_Monkey

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9. I don't know if it's the Democratic Admin. that is to blame

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:20 PM

Dec 2014

I think it may have more to do with the steady militarization of cops, happening over time with
military hardware from ME wars, that hadn't yet reached such a critical mass under Bush.

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There's depression here [View all] fadedrose Dec 2014 OP

All of life is not what you posted above. upaloopa Dec 2014 #1

there is a problem with onethatcares Dec 2014 #2

you think the bad guys never use some of that income they steal from the rest of the liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #5

"protests permitted"? Really? 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #3

The Bush administration was better at allowing protesters than the Obama administration. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #6

I don't know if it's the Democratic Admin. that is to blame 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #9

The Justice Department held some of those protesters for a very long time. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #11

i think a lot of people feel lost…or at loose ends nashville_brook Dec 2014 #4

No one person is going to save us. kentuck Dec 2014 #7

there is no depression with me, i know exactly why the election happened as it did JI7 Dec 2014 #8

I like this paragraph: bigwillq Dec 2014 #10