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Originally Posted by spicoli
i suppose the slow and methodical would apply to the fear the police and military in our country are directed to instill in our citizens. fear of speaking up comes as a result of police/military attacking people only armed with voices and signs.
the patriot act is a reprehensible display of what our govt is capable of.
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I agree with you about the patriot act.
I guess I don't feel the "fear" because I've never been afraid of speaking my mind...and I've had plenty of situations where speaking my mind was not easy.
I understand your "slow and methodical" now tho. thanks for the clarification.
and per your second post, I've never looked down on protesters because of PROTESTING...even the teabaggers are standing up for what they believe in (even if it's moronic). I look down on members of protests who use it as an excuse to be violent, or who use violence as a tool.
The media does focus on the fringes of any movement...and government too for that matter...because that's where the strongest conflict is...and conflict makes good story (trust me...I majored in theater lol). It's unfortunate, but at least take solace in knowing it works both ways...the worst of the worst of the protesters and the worst of the worst of the police.
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Originally Posted by The Rev
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