Yup, the Good Ole U.S. of A. is the one with the poor Freedom of Speech

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Poor Borat and Poor English Dave.

Neither of those guys can catch a break.

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The article forgot to mention how local authorities are covertly planting mini cameras in trash bins to monitor our rubbish disposal habits. Dump the wrong trash in the wrong bin and expect a hefty fine.

We're a nation run by tin-pot nonenities with nothing better to do than think up more and more outlandish ways to spend our ever-increasing taxes, and it's starting to piss me off - i didn't watch my buddies die face down in the dirt for these clowns, these jokers...
 

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Wow! So...if some other country is worse than we are, we don't really have a problem, right? I feel so much better. :)

I saw this guy the other day with a huge port wine stain on his face, which was helpful, because I was beginning to feel unattractive.
 

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This post wasn't really to say how much better we are, so much as to say that no matter how much we complain about our own situation, it honestly isn't much better anywhere else.

Or, "wherever you go, that's where you are."
 

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Jagyevash! My name-a Borat...



....seriously, though, I got big problems with any country that seeks to eliminate certain forms of speech, no matter what kind of good intention is behind it (Germany re: Nazis), and no matter how despicable the phrase (such as, "Clary is hot.")
 

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dclary said:
This post wasn't really to say how much better we are, so much as to say that no matter how much we complain about our own situation, it honestly isn't much better anywhere else.

Or, "wherever you go, that's where you are."

"Come to America! We guarantee we're no worse than your home country! Plus, we've got great roads!"

Just bustin' yer chops, man. :)
 

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Just this morning there is a story on the news revealing that Brits are the most spied-upon citizens of any democracy in the world. The average Brit citizen gets photographed 300 times a day by surveillance cameras.

caw.
 

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What's wrong with surveillance cameras? How can you ***** about privacy in public? Everyone else can see you, so why not cameras?

There's nothing wrong with "spying" in public. It's when you get phone tapping and email spying, like what the USA does, that's the problem. That's a real privacy issue.
 

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RG570 said:
What's wrong with surveillance cameras? How can you ***** about privacy in public? Everyone else can see you, so why not cameras?

There's nothing wrong with "spying" in public. It's when you get phone tapping and email spying, like what the USA does, that's the problem. That's a real privacy issue.
Does GCHQ mean anything to you?
 

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SC Harrison said:
"Come to America! We guarantee we're no worse than your home country! Plus, we've got great roads!"

Just bustin' yer chops, man. :)

no worries. This could lead to a whole series of ads, though.


"Come to America! We're no worse than were you're from, and hamburgers are only $1"
 

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RG570 said:
What's wrong with surveillance cameras? How can you ***** about privacy in public? Everyone else can see you, so why not cameras?

There's nothing wrong with "spying" in public. It's when you get phone tapping and email spying, like what the USA does, that's the problem. That's a real privacy issue.

The story was about more than just the surveillance cameras. Just remember, War Is Peace, Slavery Is Freedom.

caw.
 

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Man, I don't know whether to laugh or poke fun at Dave. Either way, ignorance of what little freedom you really enjoy is entertaining.
 
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RG570 said:
What's wrong with surveillance cameras? How can you ***** about privacy in public? Everyone else can see you, so why not cameras?

Of course. Well said.

Thank you.
 

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Just go to the Middle East, where they chop your block off for saying anything derogitory about Islam, and where beating your wives is a national past time! In all honesty, I didn't see too much of the wife beating in the northern parts that are predominantly Kurdish, but I saw it all the time in Baquba. . .
 

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Sheryl Nantus said:
but bring your own tea - the stuff here is awful!

sorry, it had to be said.

:D

You have to steep a big pot of it, throw in a whole mess of sugar, add a little lemon juice, and serve it over ice.

It's the best way to wash down pork barbecue sandwiches with cole slaw, or a heaping plate of fried Calabash shrimp. :)
 
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