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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

whereisjustice

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1. Why does America embrace the primitive behaviors we claim to be fighting against? Police beatings

Reply to rhett o rick (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 01:31 PM

Mar 2015

and killings, torture, indefinite detention without trial, there is NOTHING to be gained by this behavior.

We've become an authoritarian police state. This is exactly what our enemies hoped for, the ignorant extremists squatting in both political parties here and ignorant extremists abroad.

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Why does America embrace the primitive behaviors we claim to be fighting against? Police beatings whereisjustice Mar 2015 #1

And wouldn't releasing him be a step closer to closing down Gitmo? Hmmm. Now I get it. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #2