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11. Jebus, that is fucking terrifying.

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 03:38 PM

Oct 2014

President Carter was right - functioning democracy is deader than Dllinger in this country.

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How free are you? [View all] tk2kewl Oct 2014 OP

Depends on what you want. MineralMan Oct 2014 #1

how about a ride to the airport? tk2kewl Oct 2014 #2

Call a cab! I'm busy right now. MineralMan Oct 2014 #4

Compared to what? Throd Oct 2014 #3

Like a weekend in TJ... Silent3 Oct 2014 #5

"From 1 to America" is a very narrow range. [n/t] Maedhros Oct 2014 #6

It runs the gamut, as Dorothy Parker once put it, hifiguy Oct 2014 #10

free, cheap, and easy like Sunday morning NightWatcher Oct 2014 #7

No, we're not a democracy anymore. woo me with science Oct 2014 #8

Our "Justice" Department woo me with science Oct 2014 #9

Jebus, that is fucking terrifying. hifiguy Oct 2014 #11

Isn't it. woo me with science Oct 2014 #13

You should make that list an OP hifiguy Oct 2014 #14

One-third of Americans a paycheck away from homelessness. woo me with science Oct 2014 #12

Free enough to ridicule the government openly. LanternWaste Oct 2014 #15

WE'RE STILL FREE! WE CAN TYPE ON THE INTERNETS!!!!111!!1 woo me with science Oct 2014 #16