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In reply to the discussion: CBC's Neil Macdonald: 'America's police now frighten me' [View all]Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)7. I'll put the blame squarely on some Libertariaans on this
because they are the ones using their knowledge gained to empower brutality. So, yes some Libertarians are partly to blame
for this carnage, maybe it's time for some of them to look at themselves.
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Armed to the teeth police and armed to the teeth civilians and armed to the balls military, a
Fred Sanders
Apr 2015
#3
Yep, and until we enforce the 2nd and disarm EVERYBODY and place the guns in well regulated
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#26
The Obama administration has aggressively expanded police militarization.
woo me with science
Apr 2015
#33
Amen. But even this is going to take a while. The old, "Who are you going to believe?
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#27
Fear creates fear, American Police are fed a steady diet of fear mongering & lack of accountability.
gordianot
Apr 2015
#13
Ditto. White people also fear and despair, though with some minimal protection by virtue of color.
joanbarnes
Apr 2015
#19
Any one that resists the power of the Corporate state will be offed or disappeared . You only have
geretogo
Apr 2015
#25
There is no justification for this unprecedented level of data collection on the citizenry.
Enthusiast
Apr 2015
#34