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That he attacks capitalism and free markets as "opressive" and "racist?
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Lukas 2010
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That he attacks capitalism and free markets as "opressive" and "racist?
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Lukas 2010
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That he attacks capitalism and free markets as "opressive" and "racist?
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Lukas 2010
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Being too opressive destroys the economy, meaning that there will be nothing left to steal.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Being too opressive destroys the economy, meaning that there will be nothing left to steal.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Mr. Cheney's vision is more closely aligned with opressive regimes that have no toleration for individual liberties. joe magarzatz
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Many of those against this bill are Progressives, who are against it because it doesn't have a Public Option, doesn't cover EVERYONE and is generally thought by them to be too weak, not a opressive "Government Run Health Care Program".
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It's a unique and consistent atmosphere: casual yet stylized; dark and opressive yet revealing wonders; grim and polluted yet teeming with life; nihilistic yet centered on the desire to stay alive.
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Being not opressive enough, on the other hand, gets you kicked out, which also ruins the stealing opportunities.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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Being not opressive enough, on the other hand, gets you kicked out, which also ruins the stealing opportunities.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
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