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RKP5637

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12. It will be a horrible fork in the road for the US as it descends into a dictatorship and many in

Reply to DCBob (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 14, 2015, 09:09 PM

Sep 2015

the masses will willingly accept a dictatorship feeling they are on the cutting edge of becoming multimillionaires. Stupid Americans are so easy to lead since they exist in their world of delusions looking to be fed the right BS.

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How Far We Have Fallen [View all] damnedifIknow Sep 2015 OP

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It's all about the accumulation of wealth. Some here favor Clinton IMO because they rhett o rick Sep 2015 #7

Well said! Valuing wealth as the yardstick of success and qualifications will further erode the US. RKP5637 Sep 2015 #9

^^^^^THIS X 1,000 ^^^^^ OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2015 #10

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^^^This!^^^ Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #8

Exceptionally well said! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #11

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Could not agree with you more deutsey Sep 2015 #28

Very disturbing. DCBob Sep 2015 #3

Armed with tools such as the patriot act damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #4

It will be a horrible fork in the road for the US as it descends into a dictatorship and many in RKP5637 Sep 2015 #12

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Same here!!! RKP5637 Sep 2015 #14

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