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orthoclad

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10. Not omnipotence, but effectiveness

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #9)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 07:23 PM

Jul 10

It broke a lot of peoples' lives and took some off the board.
Know your enemy. Don't be puzzled at the weakness of the cases. They don't care (much) about convictions, and losing cases won't stop the arrests. It's necessary to address the roots, not the effects.

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The bastard ruling class knows goddamn well how to [View all] Klarkashton Jul 9 OP

Except it's not working Fiendish Thingy Jul 9 #1

Intimidation Cirsium Jul 10 #3

It's an old tactic, tried and true orthoclad Jul 10 #6

Didn't work on Tom Hayden, Dr. Spock, the Berringers , and so many others Fiendish Thingy Jul 10 #9

Not omnipotence, but effectiveness orthoclad Jul 10 #10

in the meantime you can storm the Capitol and beat on cops Skittles Jul 9 #2

Of course..Rioting against the any sort of push back Klarkashton Jul 10 #4

I honestly hope for a massive turnaround. byronius Jul 10 #5

You pay for prosecution and defense lame54 Jul 10 #7

Very true. orthoclad Jul 10 #8