If you, gentlemen, really want “to see US politics from another angle” (We get signal)

[Freedom4fighter]

If you, gentlemen, really want “to see US politics from another angle”, compare it with politics of present-day totalitarian regimes in Central Asia, for instance. And you’ll realize that there are practically no differences for our “democratic” state and e.g. authoritarian government in Turkmenistan. It’s common knowledge that Turkmen authorities abridge liberty of speech, freedom of the press, exercising control over mass and I-net. They bow down, imposing restrictions on freedom of association and assembly, in order to curtail political activity of non-governmental organizations, including groups of religious minorities. Nijazov does it with the aim of exercising control over latitude in religion. Turkmen powers are also interested in restriction of movement freedom and freedom of migration. But is that so only in Turkmenistan? Can you see the same things in our life after adopting notorious Patriotic Act? Nobody can deny the fact that America has changed greatly after 9/11 attack, because Bush administration forced us to believe in the necessity of great curtailment of democratic liberties and even restrictions of personal freedoms. But only few people are able to understand that in reality the main goal of it is non-admission of our government’s criticism and returning to totalitarian power (just the same as existing in far Turkmenistan, for example).

[PilloryHillary]

Go away troll.

ZOT

[b4its2late]

Bush administration forced us to believe in the necessity of great curtailment of democratic liberties and even restrictions of personal freedoms.

OK. Now be specific. Which restrictions of personal freedoms have you experienced yourself?

[Cyclopean Squid]

You claim that you have lost freedom of speech, and yet you are posting this highly critical editorial. You claim you don't have freedom of association, and yet you have joined this group (albeit briefly), and you likely belong to a rival organization as well. You are, with very few exceptions, free to travel anywhere within the USA and abroad as well. Protests against the government (of comically sophomoric quality) are frequent. What freedoms have we really lost? Are not certain restrictions on liberty necessary in order to preserve society? There is a difference between license and liberty. You seem to have forgotten that.

[506trooper]

[Grampa Dave]

Stay calm. The mods will be here soon to medicate you and safely return you to the insane asylum, which you escaped from.

[jennyjenny]

Lucky for me I am not a gentleman.

[metesky]

Hey Spud, the only travel restriction I've encountered is $2.12 a gallon gasoline.

Sometimes I wish it really was "War For Oil", ya know?

[Hi Heels]

Do you have a friend named tadowe? Same sorta writing style.

oh, and buh bye!

[mhking]

Got ozone?

[trisham]

And you’ll realize that there are practically no differences for our “democratic” state and e.g. authoritarian government in Turkmenistan

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Oh, yeah. It's ZOT time again!

[Not A Snowbird]

Whatever.

[MarineBrat]

[Conspiracy Guy]

[Buggman]

We set you up the ZOT. Make your time.

[scott0347]

Inbefore the zot?

[dfwright]

That had to hurt...

[Godzilla]

Back to your hole troll.

[Zavien Doombringer]

Welcome to...

[E Rocc]

[BraveMan]