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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswhy is it that in the land of the free and the home of the brave,
ebola hype so readily makes many of us want to imprison healthy, innocent people for no reason beyond their own fear?
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why is it that in the land of the free and the home of the brave, (Original Post)
unblock
Oct 2014
OP
same reason fear of terror makes the same people forget about the Constitution
hobbit709
Oct 2014
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Warpy
(111,245 posts)1. Yet they allow unvaccinated kids to roam free in California
and refuse to address the 30,000 people who are killed by guns.
The media are preying on Chicken Little America and a few governors are grandstanding to win their votes.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)2. same reason fear of terror makes the same people forget about the Constitution
"It starts when you're always afraid. Step out of line, the man come and take you away."
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)3. Terrorized
people are an easily controlled people.
prairierose
(2,145 posts)4. Exactly ^^^^^^^^^^
this is the reason for all of the fearmongering.