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kay lar @jaylar (3717) • Kingston, Jamaica 22 Oct

Today, countries, Third World countries, are far less corrupt than the United States. Our leaders are far less dictatorial, and do not have a sense of superiority as America's Trump does. I remember about fifteen years ago...

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Living in a Dictatorship

kay lar @jaylar (3717) • Kingston, Jamaica 18 Sep

When you live in a dictatorship you can say nothing that offends those in power. There is no freedom of speech, no universal laws, no real constitution. The Dictator determines right and wrong. The Dictator has absolute power...

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The US government is at war with it's own people.

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (310) • United Kingdom 7 Sep

"Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR". This was a genuine post from the official White House social media account. Following on from the military occupations of Los Angeles and Washington, the nominal...

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Making Lemonade from Trump's Limes

kay lar @jaylar (3717) • Kingston, Jamaica 31 Aug

Those of us in what is called the 'Third World' have often had unbalanced relationships with America. There is 'Aid' but at a price; i.e. 'string loans' where a country is given credit to buy American products. This means we...

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Trump, Lies and What the Fall Out Could Be

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 3 Nov 24

It saddens and frustrates me to read these people's responses to other posts. They come off like Trump is the powerhouse and Harris is something horrible. The gaslighting that has gone on during this campaign is the worst I have...

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This is not American at all Trump!

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 21 Oct 24

Our news is an all important form of communication in our world today. One of the things Trump wants to do in his dictatorship if he is elected-- He wants to sopena news channels like ABC and MSNBC and have them closed down....

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HOW MUCH MORE DOES TRUMP HAVE TO SAY BEFORE YOU BELIEVE WHAT HE HAS IN STORE FOR AMERICA?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 28 Jul 24

On Friday (7/26) at a Christian rally, Trump finally said exactly what he had planned. He asked them to vote, just one more time. Get out and vote for me and you'll never have to vote again is what he said. What do you think that...

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Is There Any Difference Between Fascist & ...........

nitsbubb @nitsbubb (1308) • Pune, India 8 Nov 20

Just one question came into my mind because of some circumstances in my domicile. Is there any difference between Fascism and dictatorship? Which Government System Do You Like?

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Irene, we cannot move on.

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 12 Apr 19

Of the three children of the country's first dictator, she was youngest who never went into politics. Back in the day, she befriended my pianist of a sister at the UP College of Music. She was enrolled as a Conducting major. On...

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What is ailing East African nations

Edwin Mogere @DrEdwi (49) 3 Oct 17

Going through the news recently I am unable to understand what ails these East African nations. Uganda's parliament is a wrestling ring while the first Rwandan female candidate is facing a jail time for contesting. The Kenyan...

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Thank you for supporting South Africa

David van der Merwe @Paljas (146) • South Africa 7 Apr 17

I notice that international organizations, people from all over the world, Facebook Profile Frames, etc. are coming out in support for South Africa. It is so great to see that people realize that no president (leader) should have...

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Donald Trump is a Republican and not a fascist.

Paul Kuehn @pauliek (287) • Udon Thani, Thailand 5 Mar 16

If you have studied fascist regimes in the past, you can make four arguments for why Donald Trump is a Republican and not a fascist. First, Trump's meaning is individualistic and lacks any collectivist element common to past...

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Book's Background and Influence

ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 29 Dec 12

Huxley wrote his novel back in Italy. It was a dictatorial regime back then with Mussolini's rule. of course, as Huxley claimed, he got his first influence from H. G. Wells. However, considering the atmosphere he lived in and the...

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Today's Need For a Hero

ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 29 Dec 12

This amazing work of art (yes, good graphic novel is art to me) has predicted many ways, in which the world would be suffocated today. We really don't see it, but the religious fundamentalism has taken one of the ugliest forms...

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Don't You Associate Inflation With Dictator Face Of Indian Government ?

Ganesh44 @Ganesh44 (5547) • India 24 Nov 12

Dear Friends In last one year Indian goverment took decision to raise price of every 2nd thing of daily need like LPG cooking cylinders ,disel ,petrol ,vegetables ,pulses ,milk etc ..... Do you think one sided decision to...

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V for Vendetta - hero, antihero or bad guy?

Reyachan @Reyachan (589) • Romania 6 Sep 11

I've watched the movie again recently and started a debate with a friend on this theme. He told me that because V the comic book appeared at the same time with batman, superman and other superheroes comic book, he was regarded as...

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Why do they always have to hunt down and kill fallen a dictator?

Bellapop @Bellapop (1279) 29 Aug 11

I really don't get this, why do we always have to hunt down and kill a fallen dictator? Why can't we just let them live the rest of their life humanely – after all, the reason why we want to remove the first place was so that the...

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I just want to dissociate from Berlusconi's words

Matpunk85 @Matpunk85 (1066) • Italy 27 May 11

Yesterday Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told Obama that in Italy there is a judge dictatorship. This is totally wrong. He has a lot of accuses: corruption, mafia contacts, pedophily and more and he's trying to change...

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Indiana Supreme Court stomps on the 4th Amendment

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 16 May 11

So now you're not allowed to resist if a police officer enters your home, invited or not. Says the ruling in part: "a right to resist an unlawful police entry into a home is against public policy and is incompatible with modern...

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Dictatorship is still there.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 16 May 11

Dictatorship of the ruler is still there. Previously it was of the king and the emperor and now of the politicians. The only difference is in the name of the designation of the dictator. This is the picture all over the world; of...

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