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06-15-2007, 06:07 PM
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Will America become an authoritarian state?
Please for a moment suspend your belief that we are in the latter days and the Second Coming of Christ is imminent. Is it more likely than not that in the next thousand years America will become an authoritarian state?
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06-15-2007, 06:18 PM
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Sorry, I couldn't stand the sight of 100% yes.
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06-15-2007, 06:19 PM
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06-15-2007, 06:20 PM
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Well, it's only been 20 minutes.
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06-15-2007, 06:29 PM
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I rarely vote in arbitrary polls, because I think they're silly. But I'll post two thoughts on the topic:
1. Anyone who thinks he has any idea what the future holds in 50 years, much less 1000, is wallowing in existential fiction. 2. The attitude that America could not hold her principles high for that amount of time strikes me as hopelessly pessimistic.
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06-15-2007, 07:22 PM
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I agree with posters stating, "How the hell should I know?"
I can't see two years out, let alone 1000 miles, I mean years. You caught me thinking about Lotoja training.
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