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What have we become America? (Original Post) kpete Apr 2015 OP
Wow.... daleanime Apr 2015 #1
They all have their shields up cause of course this person is a huge threat SummerSnow Apr 2015 #2
Something well on the way to replicating hifiguy Apr 2015 #3
Close to being indistinguishable. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #17
That's an amazing picture. MrScorpio Apr 2015 #4
First thing I thought of too n/t n2doc Apr 2015 #7
My thought also. kentuck Apr 2015 #8
That's what I thought of right away. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2015 #9
One of the worst weeks of my life personally. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #16
Yup...first thing I thought of, too. City Lights Apr 2015 #18
Mine too. Tiananmen America. hedda_foil Apr 2015 #20
Disturbing in its bleakness... Jack-o-Lantern Apr 2015 #5
Neofascist GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #6
Land of the free!!!!!!! Initech Apr 2015 #10
A country in deep denial about the evil among us. polichick Apr 2015 #11
Save this photo. woo me with science Apr 2015 #12
I just searched 'Occupy Portland Protests' images, link is below. Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #19
America's Path To Perdition Is Now In Overdrive cantbeserious Apr 2015 #13
And we thought we were free og1 Apr 2015 #14
"We" have ALWAYS been this BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #15

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
17. Close to being indistinguishable.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 07:32 AM
Apr 2015

I guess the line would be silencing or executing political prisoners. They have silenced us in the MSM as our positions are never represented.

Basically all that is missing is that proverbial "charismatic Leader". They are always searching for one. We have the advantage in that they all sound like idiots when they open their mouths.

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)
12. Save this photo.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 08:28 PM
Apr 2015


It will disappear from major sites on the internet soon.

Try finding certain pics of Occupy police violence now. Or doing a search on DU on torture policy...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6434354

 

og1

(51 posts)
14. And we thought we were free
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 08:45 PM
Apr 2015

For a fascist type police force to be successful it must enjoy widespread popularity among the majority even while committing unspeakable crimes against minorities and others.

BumRushDaShow

(129,769 posts)
15. "We" have ALWAYS been this
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 10:02 PM
Apr 2015

since the founding of this country. "We" haven't just "become" this, we ARE this -

In New York in the 1880s -



In Pittsburgh in the 1890s -



In Springfield, IL in the 1900s -



In Chicago in the 1910s -



In Tulsa in the 1920s -



In Nebraska in the 1930s -



In Detroit in the 1940s -



In Montgomery, AL in the 1950s -



In Maryland in the 1960s -



In Washington state in the 1970s -



And one can go on and on - all the way back and all the way forward to today...

THIS is "us".

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