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2016 Postmortem

sofa king

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14. A constantly-observed prison state...

Reply to SoutherDem (Original post)

Thu May 24, 2012, 12:29 PM

May 2012

...where every child inherits a debt from birth that they cannot possibly repay, and every indiscretion is logged against them as a constantly-running list of fines.

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What will the U.S. be like in 2076 [View all] SoutherDem May 2012 OP

Blade Runner, but with more rain. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #1

There will be a "Conservative States of America" Chipper Chat May 2012 #2

Never - "Better, the bigots are getting old and dying out." Ha, I thought RKP5637 May 2012 #3

I'll be dust or soylent green crackers by then Historic NY May 2012 #4

If that is more than a pic SoutherDem May 2012 #5

several sources.... Historic NY May 2012 #6

Thanks you have made my night SoutherDem May 2012 #7

I'm getting some for my next family get-together.... Historic NY May 2012 #17

Make sure they are Rmoney robots' voters... Amonester May 2012 #8

Its definitely not going to get better imo. Happydayz May 2012 #9

Most of us on this site will be DEAD by then so we won't have to worry about it bigdarryl May 2012 #10

I'll only be 154 DFW May 2012 #18

Think Fallout 3 with Sarah Palin's voice coming from the speakerbots Arkana May 2012 #11

Something will kill off 90% of the population in the USA LiberalFighter May 2012 #12

Historians will say everything began to change after 2024 NoPasaran May 2012 #13

A constantly-observed prison state... sofa king May 2012 #14

A whole bucket of what we "didn't ask for" Phoonzang May 2012 #15

Vastly different. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #16

America Look Like Idiocracy sevento47orpi May 2012 #19

Expect the same thing only different Generic Brad May 2012 #20

Pass until after the election mvd May 2012 #21