every day the uk gets a bit more like a mini-usa

Whereas the United States is pretty much exactly the opposite, at least through most of our history. The fear mongering over terrorism has allowed the government to take more and more control away from the people, and made people complacent and more pliable and amenable to further government intrusions upon our liberty, all in the name of "safety".

If things continue down the path that they're going, it would surprise me in the least to see an out and out revolution here in the States, which would remove us from super power and potentially first world nation status. Hell, it could end up to splitting the country into different smaller countries for that matter. The separatist movement in Texas is growing stronger by the day, with people becoming more and more dissatisfied with the federal government trampling all over the Constitution. It's beginning to come to a head, and who knows what's going to happen if/when it all begins to boil over.
 
retro said:
Whereas the United States is pretty much exactly the opposite, at least through most of our history. The fear mongering over terrorism has allowed the government to take more and more control away from the people, and made people complacent and more pliable and amenable to further government intrusions upon our liberty, all in the name of "safety".

If things continue down the path that they're going, it would surprise me in the least to see an out and out revolution here in the States, which would remove us from super power and potentially first world nation status. Hell, it could end up to splitting the country into different smaller countries for that matter. The separatist movement in Texas is growing stronger by the day, with people becoming more and more dissatisfied with the federal government trampling all over the Constitution. It's beginning to come to a head, and who knows what's going to happen if/when it all begins to boil over.
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I think a good example would have been the proposition (i forget the number) in california regarding marijuana distribution. Obviously, it didn't pass, but it would have been a very interesting to see if it had the Federal governments response.

Personally, I dislike the idea of being represented and controlled by an interest geographically, socially and politically distant to my own. The UK doesn't face this dilemna to quite the same degree, on account of being such a small nation where for nearly the last thousand years there has been a singular dominant culture (the Norman's are now considered a very British part of our history, quite unlike the Romans)
 
Peter Parka said:
Nothing like drumming up a bit of fear to tighten your control over the masses. Films and books like 1984 and V for Vendetta wern't fucking kidding!:thumbdown
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I keep meaning to watch V for Vendetta, but I always forget. I'll add it to my Netflix queue and see if I can't get it this week to watch over Christmas. But we're fast approaching a completely Orwellian society, and I'm not liking it one bit.
 
retro said:
I keep meaning to watch V for Vendetta, but I always forget. I'll add it to my Netflix queue and see if I can't get it this week to watch over Christmas. But we're fast approaching a completely Orwellian society, and I'm not liking it one bit.
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I watched V for Vendetta with my daughter about 6 months ago.. I thought it was so so.. I guess I expected better..
 
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