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Originally Posted by hevusa | Don't we need all those nukes to keep the world safe for democracy? |
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Originally Posted by pensacola_niceman Don't we need all those nukes to keep the world safe for democracy? |
It is the job of the American people, after all, to suffer without proper health care or a functioning education system so the military machine can roll on.
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Originally Posted by hevusa It is the job of the American people, after all, to suffer without proper health care or a functioning education system so the military machine can roll on. | As long as we have our nukes, it's OK for Americans to be stupid and sick.  |
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08-06-2007, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pensacola_niceman As long as we have our nukes, it's OK for Americans to be stupid and sick.  | And as long as Americans are (kept) stupid and scared, America will have nukes and the rest of our military machine. On our dime. |
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