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rock

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6. If it's any consolidation

Reply to ellenrr (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:51 AM

Dec 2014

The story is a myth. http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/frogboil.asp

On the other hand the underlying point is true! I prefer the tale of King Louis xvi and his gradual suppression that lead to his toppling. I believe if w had had a couple of more terms we might have seen similar events. He apparently had no sense for the water temperature. Oops, oh well the analogy still works.

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Supreme Court Sides With Police In 4th Amendment Case Arising from Officer�s �Mistake of Law� [View all] ellenrr Dec 2014 OP

That cop in Victoria Tx was wrong on the law, but Ilsa Dec 2014 #1

yes, pretty much. "soft" fascism, but all the more effective, for that. nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #2

"Soft" works better. Like the frog and the warm pot Ilsa Dec 2014 #3

I agree, altho ellenrr Dec 2014 #4

If it's any consolidation rock Dec 2014 #6

SCOTUS rejects "innocent until proven guilty" and allows cops Malraiders Dec 2014 #5