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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: What weaponizing the gov looks like
Date: 01/17/24 10:20 PM
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It means doing things like flagging simple purchases.

twitter.com - Jim Jordan

We now know the federal government flagged terms like “MAGA” and “TRUMP,” to financial institutions if Americans completed transactions using those terms.

What was also flagged? If you bought a religious text, like a BIBLE, or shopped at Bass Pro Shop.


I realize most of you are actually happy with this. The reasoning goes like this, "Welp, only Proud Boy terror types would put MAGA in anything, and they belong in jail". Or "So what if some bible thumper is being tracked? Good. We need to know who those people are,".

And so on. I remember a day when you needed probable cause to spy on Americans.

Just remember this. All worms eventually turn, and you won't like it when some Republican who actually lives up to the irrational things the left says about him or her gets into office...

...and does the exact same thing to YOU.

You'll discover religion then. <-- see what I did there?
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