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90-percent

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3. Good point
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 10:36 PM
Dec 2014

Please also look at the post #1 in the linked thread. It's that point that provides some context to my response.

One of the major sources of stress in my life is observing and understanding what my own government is doing in earnest to destroy Democracy and replace it with Oligarchy.

I don't need the full force of the U.S. government to keep me safe from terrorism, because I'm a rational thoughtful intelligent person that understands the concept of PROBABILITIES. And the probability of any of us dying from a terrorist attack on U.S. soil is equal to being hit by lightning and a crashing 747 simultaneously.

So I don't need or want them to do anything extraordinary to keep me safe, but I wish they wouldn't stress me out and leave me in constant fear of the future of our country and the planet because our government has become completely dysfunctional and now treat average Americans as a form of enemy combatant.

I wish they would keep us all safe from further Oligarchy, as that's having a direct negative impact upon every American citizen, especially those of us boomers that know of an America that was just, equal, noble and built upon basic democracy and shared prosperity.

-90% Jimmy

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I'm glad you OP'd this... I wouldn't have seen it otherwise.. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #1
Good point 90-percent Dec 2014 #3
+10000 The entire fascistic agenda is based on fear. woo me with science Dec 2014 #6
You are off by about 30 yrs.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #2
What 30 years? I'm confused. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #15
Thanks for asking 2naSalit Dec 2014 #4
It's pretty cool when other members urge you to make your post an OP pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #5
I agree 90-percent Dec 2014 #10
I'm guessing the poster who made this suggestion... OilemFirchen Dec 2014 #7
I am very glad you made it an OP also. woo me with science Dec 2014 #8
Damn right 90-percent Triana Dec 2014 #9
K&R Scuba Dec 2014 #11
I'm going to go with. . marym625 Dec 2014 #12
K&R for an excellent OP... MrMickeysMom Dec 2014 #13
K&R. lob1 Dec 2014 #14
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