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23. I am really surprised that a lot of countries have not put the US

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Wed Apr 29, 2015, 01:39 PM

Apr 2015

on a travel advisory list because of our police state.

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CBC's Neil Macdonald: 'America's police now frighten me' [View all] Newsjock Apr 2015 OP

Took you a while, dude. malthaussen Apr 2015 #1

Mostly in Canada. ClusterFreak Apr 2015 #8

Ah, that explains it. malthaussen Apr 2015 #12

Truth and reality can only be denied for so long.. world wide wally Apr 2015 #2

+1 daleanime Apr 2015 #31

+1000 vanlassie Apr 2015 #40

Armed to the teeth police and armed to the teeth civilians and armed to the balls military, a Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #3

+100 n/t crim son Apr 2015 #9

Yep, and until we enforce the 2nd and disarm EVERYBODY and place the guns in well regulated NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #26

k & R AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #4

They've always frighten me. mwooldri Apr 2015 #5

Interesting - hubby and I were discussing this very issue last night asiliveandbreathe Apr 2015 #6

I'll put the blame squarely on some Libertariaans on this Hutzpa Apr 2015 #7

blame the era of the clintons mostly for this PatrynXX Apr 2015 #11

I should blame the Clintons for Chicago 68? The Second Stone Apr 2015 #14

which party's party was that, again? TheSarcastinator Apr 2015 #18

That would be the Democratic Mayor, Richard Daley The Second Stone Apr 2015 #22

Exactly Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2015 #28

What? This doesn't even make sense. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2015 #15

"And libertarians generally aren't big fans of overweening police power." Hutzpa Apr 2015 #16

The Obama administration has aggressively expanded police militarization. woo me with science Apr 2015 #33

+1, thank you for that. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #36

Police violence against blacks has been happening for many, many decades AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #10

Thanks for this post. I have posted similar info/history nuggets . . . brush Apr 2015 #17

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

K&R Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #20

Welcome to the dance, Neil. Iggo Apr 2015 #21

I am really surprised that a lot of countries have not put the US avebury Apr 2015 #23

AMEN!!! This is the reason why these people riot in the first place uponit7771 Apr 2015 #24

Any one that resists the power of the Corporate state will be offed or disappeared . You only have geretogo Apr 2015 #25

I urge people to read about the Spanish Civil War Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2015 #29

That's the most Canadian name ever gollygee Apr 2015 #30

http://junonews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/nazi-brownshirt111.jpg blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #32

Precisely. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #35

There is no justification for this unprecedented level of data collection on the citizenry. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #34

+10000 A corporate police state has been constructed around us, woo me with science Apr 2015 #37

Wish I had seen some of those posts in real time. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #38

The CBC has been doing some great reporting on this laundry_queen Apr 2015 #39

This is a start- what would really get attention is TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #41