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Nuclear Unicorn

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2. I'm surprised people still act as if laws actually mean something. The elite never governs itself,

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 10:35 AM

Dec 2014

they only use the force of law -- with an emphasis on force -- to control the people. We are little more than economic units meant to serve the elite whether they reside in boardrooms or parliaments.

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