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by FearOfReprisal 2923 days ago
America isn't based on free-market capitalism, it's cronyism at it's worse.

Take Kansas, for example. Israel buys a lot of weapons from us, and they commit war crimes against Arabs for us, so in thanks Kansas has made it illegal to boycott Israel.

Yet I cannot legally buy a musical instrument from Iran without fear of going to jail for violating federal sanctions.