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14. Your opinion indicates a variety of possibilities
Sat Dec 14, 2013, 10:43 AM
Dec 2013

Except, of course, that a police state is nonexistent in the United States. Anyone with the merest ability to think and observe critically recognizes we have a police state, the tools for a regressive police state, and leaders who are advancing the powers of a police state.
A police state has many characteristics and exists on a spectrum. N. Korea is near the far end of that spectrum and the United States near the other end, but it is still on that spectrum.
It's an iron fist in a velvet glove.
In a lab setting, I'd just advise you to keep poking the happy button in your cage,P-dog.
Anyone who appears incapable of recognizing the police state is either a sucker, lying, congenitally ignorant or willfully ignorant. The only reason the police state doesn't go after you is because you are part of it or are inconsequential to it.

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This should have been a no brainer Mosaic Dec 2013 #1
What nation do you live in, Progressive dog Dec 2013 #2
If we don't reign in the police state Mosaic Dec 2013 #3
There is no police state here, Progressive dog Dec 2013 #5
you are mistaken . astral Dec 2013 #7
I have the right to steal everything my neighbor owns, Progressive dog Dec 2013 #12
+10 (nt) reACTIONary Dec 2013 #21
I did not mean to argue semantics here, astral Dec 2013 #25
I am very sorry but i dont hit your latest breaking news very often astral Dec 2013 #26
Ok, then don't argue semantics nt Progressive dog Dec 2013 #28
Where do you live that government employees are exempt Progressive dog Dec 2013 #19
You are naive .. sendero Dec 2013 #10
Maybe foreign countries have a different definition of police state, Progressive dog Dec 2013 #11
Your opinion indicates a variety of possibilities Android3.14 Dec 2013 #14
Yes the possibilities range from Progressive dog Dec 2013 #15
+100 (nt) reACTIONary Dec 2013 #22
Actually, AT&T wants you to PAY to avoid tracking. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #18
Here you go dog Mosaic Dec 2013 #24
+10 (nt) reACTIONary Dec 2013 #20
I agree, Mosaic. And I haven't opened a gmail account because of it, even though I was about to. loudsue Dec 2013 #4
It is all about the money as many say Mosaic Dec 2013 #23
yup Skittles Dec 2013 #6
Agreed... defacto7 Dec 2013 #8
"Ha Ha. Do be evil." - Google (R) Berlum Dec 2013 #9
There is money involved. jsr Dec 2013 #13
Damnit. TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #16
Google and Facebook didn't get rich off user privacy. jsr Dec 2013 #17
No Android, IOS or Windows phone here IDemo Dec 2013 #27
iPhone and Android use the same privacy model. Xithras Dec 2013 #29
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