Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

City Lights

(25,578 posts)

19. USA! USA! USA! Freedumb ain't free, baby!

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 08:50 AM

Aug 2013

Ugh.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

36 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Exclusive: U.S. Directs Agents to Cover Up Program Used to Investigate Americans [View all] Hissyspit Aug 2013 OP

And there we have it. eShirl Aug 2013 #1

Exactly my thought. No wonder ya can't legalize pot in this country. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #28

I will probably be testing this one. Downwinder Aug 2013 #2

The term .......... dothemath Aug 2013 #9

And you wonder why ceonupe Aug 2013 #3

Would it be possible to think of something besides weapons that kill people? BainsBane Aug 2013 #5

The point is people ceonupe Aug 2013 #6

It is a good point. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #32

Sadly - Many Will Not See The Connection Between Massive Illegal Surveillance And Law Enforcement cantbeserious Aug 2013 #4

They'll see it. They'll either say "If you have nothing to hide..." OR matthews Aug 2013 #29

Who saw this coming?? Completely out of the blue! TransitJohn Aug 2013 #7

I know, right? eShirl Aug 2013 #12

Yeh, who would have ever suspected something like this could happen! nt Zorra Aug 2013 #18

Back when the USA PATRIOT Act was new... Octafish Aug 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Aug 2013 #10

If you see something Say something campaign is big here in Wisconsin..... midnight Aug 2013 #11

leading to a complete collapse in faith in the justice system...as if nashville_brook Aug 2013 #14

K&R Solly Mack Aug 2013 #13

Thus, Byzantium. Ghost Dog Aug 2013 #15

This is not the land of the free. This is a police and prison state. davidn3600 Aug 2013 #16

I'd say : "Unbelievable"... but we all know better. AzDar Aug 2013 #17

USA! USA! USA! Freedumb ain't free, baby! City Lights Aug 2013 #19

Nixon originally created the DEA to be a private presidential army starroute Aug 2013 #20

Good God, I just went to that website. This whole freaking program was matthews Aug 2013 #30

You can bet this will be used against 'ecoterrorists' too. denverbill Aug 2013 #21

k&r. Wish this was the stuff of dystopian sci-fi, but it's all too real. n/t appal_jack Aug 2013 #22

Ugh. 47of74 Aug 2013 #23

The DEA is chomping at the bit to get their dirty hands on the NSA data base. L0oniX Aug 2013 #24

Mostly semantics - If NSA feeding them info, same as if they have access askeptic Aug 2013 #35

welcome to the gulag n/t warrprayer Aug 2013 #25

Whatever it takes to keep our Prison-Industrial Complex fat & happy 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #26

Well, score one for the tin foil hat crowd, huh? matthews Aug 2013 #27

K&R'd and bookmarked. snot Aug 2013 #31

Kick nt Hissyspit Aug 2013 #33

Kick n/t Tx4obama Aug 2013 #34

K&R#76 n/t bobthedrummer Aug 2013 #36