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xajj4791

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34. Yes, you are reading that wrong.
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 06:28 PM
Aug 2017

While I would like one and expect it to have many benefits, I expect the mandate for all citizens to have one will come due to anti-liberty, pro-security measures such as those rammed through post 9/11.

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Your cell phone gives off more data about you ksoze Aug 2017 #1
Except you can put down your phone and walk away from it. kcr Aug 2017 #3
Which very few do ksoze Aug 2017 #4
For now......... Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #42
Do you watch Bond movies? Blue_true Aug 2017 #31
Yes, amazing how they got us to swallow "1984" and love it too! roamer65 Aug 2017 #36
speak for yourself Skittles Aug 2017 #40
Well, unless you work there, I guess you won't have to MineralMan Aug 2017 #2
About the dogs . . . MichMary Aug 2017 #14
Mark of the Beast, 666 and all that. Has the Rapture happened yet? yellowcanine Aug 2017 #5
Seriously? Concern about employers inserting microchips into employees is conspiracy theory to you? Squinch Aug 2017 #6
Yep. Did you miss the part that it is entirely voluntary? yellowcanine Aug 2017 #10
I used to work in a company where 14 hour days were entirely voluntary. But if you didn't Squinch Aug 2017 #15
Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #17
LOL! Did that personal insult make you feel better? Seems like you have some problem with me. Squinch Aug 2017 #18
Very, very good point. suffragette Aug 2017 #19
some people can't wait to love Big Brother; i think you're concern is entirely justified; TheFrenchRazor Aug 2017 #23
Not everyone falls into that trap Major Nikon Aug 2017 #29
We call that: Voluntold Glassunion Aug 2017 #39
Yeah, voluntary. Like taking a drug test is voluntary. smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #25
Rule of thumb for employees Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #43
Well, why do we even need workers protections at all with that logic? kcr Aug 2017 #44
Lmao...way to go full evangelical Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #7
This absolutely falls in line with Evangelical prophecy. Missn-Hitch Aug 2017 #9
I've already seen the video about this floating around Facebook. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #13
I have not seen it yet. I should since I am "friends" with many of them. Missn-Hitch Aug 2017 #21
Well, I have no intention of getting a microchip. hamsterjill Aug 2017 #22
Agreed, but what are facts? *sarcasm* Have a good weekend. Missn-Hitch Aug 2017 #35
You, too!!!! hamsterjill Aug 2017 #38
It's tough for me to apply a Fundamentalist lens to it when I think the Bible is bullshit. TheBlackAdder Aug 2017 #16
Not sticking anything in me... Canoe52 Aug 2017 #8
I agree that it is disturbing, even though others will mock you. Coventina Aug 2017 #11
Droids DFW Aug 2017 #12
Yep, only dips would allow themselves to get chipped. suffragette Aug 2017 #20
I wouldn't do it ever. cwydro Aug 2017 #24
Microchip me Bro! delisen Aug 2017 #26
if they get lost, their boss can find them SethH Aug 2017 #27
It is not all about control, sorry... xajj4791 Aug 2017 #28
Only if people defend it as inevitable and oh, so useful. Or "nothing to see here." Squinch Aug 2017 #30
or if they truly see it as an improvement. xajj4791 Aug 2017 #32
So you are saying you love the idea and you hate the idea. Squinch Aug 2017 #33
Yes, you are reading that wrong. xajj4791 Aug 2017 #34
I want mine right MyNameGoesHere Aug 2017 #37
Very bothersome. I still have an issue with pee tests, lol. nt DoodAbides Aug 2017 #41
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