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[Loud Whispers]

How so? Disarmed, poor social group organization, mass surveillance, efficient policing, centralized control of public infrastructure, easier tracking?
One need only look to see how quickly Hong Kong has had its will broken to see where the ground lies

Or look at the Arab Spring, the color revolutions, the collapse of the iron curtain...

Oh and because I didn't see this until after it'd been edited in; for the Arab Spring you have ones like Egypt and Tunisia where the gov lost control, ones like Libya or Syria where it took foreign intervention and then ones like Saudi Arabia where they never even stood a chance. All in different levels of urban development, with those more capable of controlling their infrastructure and communications networks in places where face to face social networks do not exist have ti quite easy. If you look at the Colour Revolutions as well, ones like the Orange Revolution in Kiev took place in a low density (by urban standards) gorgeous city unmarked by skyscrapers all over the place; even with battalions of police controlling the protestors became impossible, yet for Hong Kong such control was easy, and with much less police. They even got to rally much of Hong Kong and most of China against the protestors. Likewise the collapse of the iron curtain (thought it had many factors) does not speak to me of New Yorkian high risers tearing down low lying walls
Noticeably as well, the drive for interconnected towers in London starts after the riots

[mainiac]

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[inteuniso]

Amazing.

Anywho, we don't actually need oil for our combustion engines, according to capitalist corporation that makes alcohol fuel.

Far more dwarfy to me, anyway.

[smjjames]

insight into Trumps foriegn policy.

[Rolan7]

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[snip]

Haha, wow this is apt.  Such a good webcomic sometimes.

[Mephansteras]

insight into Trumps foriegn policy.

Terrifying.

[RedKing]

One of the latest polls out of NH has Kasich at just 6%, behind Trump, Cruz, Rubio, and even Bush. And tied with Christie and Paul. Kasich has already said that if he gets "smoked" in New Hampshire, he'll fold.

And the derp will only get stronger.

New poll in NC has Trump by 22, but Carson still managing a third place finish, whereas he's barely registering in most other early states. We loves us some Jesus-talking round here.

[FearfulJesuit]

Falwell lauded Trump’s generosity and worldly success; he called him “a breath of fresh air.” He compared Trump to his father and to Martin Luther King Jr., who also “spoke the truth, no matter how unpopular.” Trump, he said, “cannot be bought—he is not a puppet on a string like many other candidates.” Though Falwell’s comments were, he said, not an endorsement, he repeatedly imagined a Trump presidency as a boon to America. “In my opinion,” he said, “Donald Trump lives a life of loving and helping others, as Jesus taught in the great commandment.

why

[smjjames]

One of the latest polls out of NH has Kasich at just 6%, behind Trump, Cruz, Rubio, and even Bush. And tied with Christie and Paul. Kasich has already said that if he gets "smoked" in New Hampshire, he'll fold.

And the derp will only get stronger.

New poll in NC has Trump by 22, but Carson still managing a third place finish, whereas he's barely registering in most other early states. We loves us some Jesus-talking round here.

Kasich kind of seems to be all over the place, one poll has him at 20, one has him at 15, and the one you mentioned has him at 6.

Editwhiletyping: Gilmore ACTUALLY got 1% in two polls, some-freaking-how! http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-gop-primary  http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-iowa-presidential-republican-caucus  (look down at the poll listings)

Probably rounded up a little, but still!

Falwell lauded Trump’s generosity and worldly success; he called him “a breath of fresh air.” He compared Trump to his father and to Martin Luther King Jr., who also “spoke the truth, no matter how unpopular.” Trump, he said, “cannot be bought—he is not a puppet on a string like many other candidates.” Though Falwell’s comments were, he said, not an endorsement, he repeatedly imagined a Trump presidency as a boon to America. “In my opinion,” he said, “Donald Trump lives a life of loving and helping others, as Jesus taught in the great commandment.

why

Sounds like major ass-kissing to me.

[mainiac]

So does Gilmore get invited to the JV debates now?

[wierd]

Do I get to start laughing when Trump gets the conservative ticket yet?

(I watched palin endorse trump last night. Honestly, it was like watching an envoy from the bizzaro universe.)

[TheBiggerFish]

...
Wait, that WASN'T A JOKE?!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[smjjames]

So does Gilmore get invited to the JV debates now?

*shrug* Depends on how Fox news does the requirements and how many more polls there are between now and the debate on the 28th.

Gotta admire the guys tenacity.

[Culise]

No one needs to worry.  After all, it's not like Trump supporters actually matter.  They're just a bunch of anti-Semitic childless single men who masturbate to anime.  They're not "real" political players.

[Bauglir]

Sarah Palin is a childless single man who masturbates to anime?

^{_{just went from a 9 to a 10}}

edit: man the above sure has the potential to be damned offensive but i think i'll leave it there unless someone objects - in which case i invite a comment on the matter, or even a pm if you'd rather