The land of the free, huh? The home of the brave, eh?
It occurs to me that there is *very* little difference in the methods of operation between the former USSR / DDR and our own much beloved Free World(tm)... in fact, the only significant distinction is that one side has collapsed and the other hasn't (yet).
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Oh, well that's a brilliant idea isn't it? Perhaps someone should send them a book about the NKVD or Stazi or KGB or Gestapo or anyone like that. Assuming anyone stupid enough to propose that can read.
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Wow. Its like Nightwatch, but in real life. Who called it? U.S. Martial Law
Wow.....and its going to be run by FEMA. X-Files fans as well as B5 fans might recognise the irony in this new development
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I'll really start to get worried when the Homeland Security people start talking about trying to identify the terrorists so that we can embrace them and bring them back into the fold of society...
The sad thing is that even though "Babylon 5" and other shows have done this kind of plot line, it's really NOT that original... thanks to our wonderful fascist/communist friends.
Jeez. Now we can start comparing fascists, communists, and capitalists all in the same category!
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I think this office of Home LAN Security is an idea whose time has come. The situation is deplorable. I can no longer escort a high ranking official through a burned out industrial zone without being attacked by all manner of assassins. Is this the world we want to live in?
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It would appear we are not all running the latest version of txt-to-gif-converter 2002.
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