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Old 03-31-2014, 05:35 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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Haha. Gotta love politics forums. Full of angry, raging people typing furiously. Entertainment....

Anyone who thinks that things in the US are fine and dandy at this point has gotta be seriously mislead in my opinion. The actions of the federal reserve alone are enough to make you realize the absurdity of it all.

The US Government is very, very, VERY huge and powerful. We don't stand a chance against it.

Wow. Political forums are worthless and we don't stand a chance against the government. Does that sum up your viewpoint? Then why post it on a political forum?
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Old 03-31-2014, 05:47 PM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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I never complained about being obliged to pay a fair share of taxes. It is the price all citizens must pay in order to live in a civilized society. What I object to is the oligarchs who pay little taxes because they can take advantage of all the loopholes and tax shelters not available to ordinary folks.
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Old 03-31-2014, 05:50 PM
 
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Just find a way to gradually remove yourself from the grid of society and become more self sufficient. That's the best plan.
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Old 03-31-2014, 06:20 PM
 
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If an army of federal agents is constantly watching people and jailing them...

...do you really think they wouldn't be watching you on the internet?

Where is the agent assigned to you?
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Old 03-31-2014, 06:24 PM
 
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Wow. Political forums are worthless and we don't stand a chance against the government. Does that sum up your viewpoint? Then why post it on a political forum?
Haha. People on these forums will get offended by almost anything. So much self righteous indignation. You just came out of nowhere raging about a rather benign comment.

And both your assumptions are false.
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Old 03-31-2014, 06:28 PM
 
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If an army of federal agents is constantly watching people and jailing them...

...do you really think they wouldn't be watching you on the internet?

Where is the agent assigned to you?
No kidding. Every time I sit down on the toilet I know there's probably someone watching and listening.

If you're gonna live in America these days. You just have to accept that every action is being monitored. Even when you are just hanging around your house, you are being observed.
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Old 03-31-2014, 06:30 PM
 
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No kidding. Every time I sit down on the toilet I know there's probably someone watching and listening.

If you're gonna live in America these days. You just have to accept that every action is being monitored. Even when you are just hanging around your house, you are being observed.
Please.

Your phone calls, email...sure. your home? Nope. Paranoia may be a issue for you.

Theres not enough manpower or computer power, your fantasy is unrealistic.

If you want to complain about stuff, focus on the phone and email.
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Old 03-31-2014, 06:33 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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If you're gonna live in America these days. You just have to accept that every action is being monitored. Even when you are just hanging around your house, you are being observed.

I know man those f'n cats are always staring at me too. they probably want me to feed them.
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Old 03-31-2014, 06:53 PM
 
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Please.

Your phone calls, email...sure. your home? Nope. Paranoia may be a issue for you.

Theres not enough manpower or computer power, your fantasy is unrealistic.

If you want to complain about stuff, focus on the phone and email.
The computer power is definitely capable of doing this. Computers have been able to do this for a while now. It's not enough really high tech, it's pretty simple technology to spy on people.

According to Wikipedia. The US intelligence community has 854,000 people who hold top secret clearance. That's ALMOST A MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING US. That's an immense amount of manpower, that's about 1/300th of the US population. There's a lot they can do.
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Old 03-31-2014, 07:05 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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The computer power is definitely capable of doing this. Computers have been able to do this for a while now. It's not enough really high tech, it's pretty simple technology to spy on people.

According to Wikipedia. The US intelligence community has 854,000 people who hold top secret clearance. That's ALMOST A MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING US. That's an immense amount of manpower, that's about 1/300th of the US population. There's a lot they can do.
Dang good thing im not a terrorist.
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