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Old 10-21-2006, 01:03 PM  
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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays View Post
riiiiight.... and constant banter and babble about US becoming a police state from the other side, is any different? two sides of the same coin... had you possessed any reasonable degree of objectivity that would be apparent. you are not talking about "truths" you are talking about different sides of the truth that you agree with and you confuse subjective perspective with objective fact
What exactly does your post have to do with the ethical/moral standards of proposed advertising by the Republican party?? Nothing.

However - I'll answer in the hope you at least comprehend fact - whether you consider this objective/subjective...

Is there still some confusion over a nation where it's citizens can be held without trial, where torture is condoned and implemented with the full authority of the government upon a leader's decision, where it's OK to spy on citizens - where habeas corpus, being a fundamental concept in the Constitution, has been removed?

What would you call a nation which embodies these fine principles every nation should aspire to??

It matters little what you or I think on what "words" to use - many would define these conditions as a "police state" others may use terms like "banana republic", "dictatorship" or whatever - the elements are fact whether you like it or not. Fact is the truth - it's not a matter of opinion. Neither are the principles of a democracy a matter of opinion - excuses don't count.

PS "Dictatorship" would not be a way I'd describe the US - at least, not yet.
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