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by rob05c 4613 days ago
> the darkest of the dark ages

I agree this is a dark age for freedom, but to put things in perspective: Mao, Lenin, The Inquisition, Genghis Khan, Victorian Imperialism, Feudalism.

The current US Congress, the CIA, Hoover's FBI, et al may be tyrannical, but Obama is no Mao.