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Mc Mike

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11. This is a perfectly reasonable sequence of events.

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 09:10 PM

Mar 2012

A nazi commits an atrocity, then the government response is a nazi injunction against all the world's citizens.

I love the French, and Sarkozy was great when he gamed l'il bush on the international p.r. scene, but nevertheless, wtf.

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France�s Sarkozy announces plans to jail repeat visitors to extremist websites [View all] Newsjock Mar 2012 OP

Glad I am not in France. Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #1

Yeah don't listen to this in France or you'll go to jail LetTimmySmoke Mar 2012 #14

This is just over the top fujiyama Mar 2012 #15

maybe sarkozy is going senile? nt msongs Mar 2012 #2

No-he is reacting to the news and the 3rd place candidate--see my post below. NT MADem Mar 2012 #4

exactly mackattack Mar 2012 #5

Ain't That Special! And he's not even the extremist in the French presidential race! MADem Mar 2012 #3

Yes, this is correct mackattack Mar 2012 #6

Another far-right take: Radical Islamists taking over French suburbs, Le Pen says pampango Mar 2012 #12

does DU count? this sounds so much like thought police right here, alp227 Mar 2012 #7

This is a dumb policy by Sarkozy. Further, I doubt that it is legal by French law. nt ladjf Mar 2012 #8

Could be as much of a fuck up as the University of Nottingham and its hounding of staff muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #9

If that law was enacted here, all of freeperville would be gone. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #10

This is a perfectly reasonable sequence of events. Mc Mike Mar 2012 #11

One step closer to a totalitarian 1984-type society. LetTimmySmoke Mar 2012 #13

Oy! So much for Liberte and Equalite Bruce Wayne Mar 2012 #16

Further thought: I wonder if the cops monitoring these websites... Bruce Wayne Mar 2012 #17