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Obama Declares War On "Extremism" – Are You An "Extremist"?

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Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

Do you know what an “extremist” is?  In the wake of the horrible terror attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in France, Barack Obama is speaking very boldly about the need to win the war against “extremists”, and he has announced plans to host a major global summit on “extremism” next month.  And on the surface that sounds great.  But precisely how are we supposed to determine whether someone is an “extremist” or not?  What criteria should we use?

As you will see below, your definition of an “extremist” may be far, far different from the definition that Barack Obama is using.  When you do a Google search, you will find that an “extremist” is defined as “a person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.”  According to Wikipedia, “extremism” is “an ideology (particularly in politics or religion), considered to be far outside the mainstream attitudes of a society or to violate common moral standards.  Extremism can take many forms, including political, religious and economic.”  Please notice that neither of those definitions uses the word violence.  In this day and age, you can be considered an “extremist” simply based on what you believe, and as you will see later in this article there are now tens of millions of Americans that are considered to be “extremists” and “potential terrorists” according to official U.S. government documents.

When you use the word “extremist”, you may have in your mind a picture of ISIS fighters or the terrorists from the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

But for elitists such as Barack Obama, the word “extremist” has a much broader meaning.  In recent years, it has become a code word for those that do not have an “enlightened” view of the world.  If your views on politics, religion or social issues are extremely different from the liberal, progressive views of “the mainstream” (as defined by the mainstream media and by “mainstream” politicians such as Barack Obama), then they consider you to be an extremist.

Early in the presidency of George W. Bush, we were told that Islamic terrorists were the enemy.  And so most of the country got behind the idea of the War on Terrorism.  But over the years that has morphed into a War on Extremism.  In fact, the Obama administration has gone so far as to remove almost all references to Islam from government terror training materials

Deputy U.S. Attorney General James Cole confirmed on Wednesday that the Obama administration was pulling back all training materials used for the law enforcement and national security communities, in order to eliminate all references to Islam that some Muslim groups have claimed are offensive.

 

“I recently directed all components of the Department of Justice to re-evaluate their training efforts in a range of areas, from community outreach to national security,” Cole told a panel at the George Washington University law school.

Now, much of the focus in law enforcement training materials is on “domestic extremists”.  We are being told that “domestic extremism” is just as great a threat to our national security as terror groups overseas are.

But exactly who are these “domestic extremists”?

Well, the truth is that you may be one of them.

I want to share with you a list that I have shared in a couple of previous articles.  It is a list of 72 types of Americans that are considered to be “extremists” or “potential terrorists” in official U.S. government documents.  This list will really give you a good idea of what Barack Obama means when he uses the word “extremist”.  Each of these 72 items is linked, so if you would like to go see the original source document for yourself, just click on the link.  As you can see, this list potentially includes most of the country…

1. Those that talk about “individual liberties”

2. Those that advocate for states’ rights

3. Those that want “to make the world a better place”

4. “The colonists who sought to free themselves from British rule”

5. Those that are interested in “defeating the Communists”

6. Those that believe “that the interests of one’s own nation are separate from the interests of other nations or the common interest of all nations”

7. Anyone that holds a “political ideology that considers the state to be unnecessary, harmful,or undesirable”

8. Anyone that possesses an “intolerance toward other religions”

9. Those that “take action to fight against the exploitation of the environment and/or animals”

10. “Anti-Gay”

11. “Anti-Immigrant”

12. “Anti-Muslim”

13. “The Patriot Movement”

14. “Opposition to equal rights for gays and lesbians”

15. Members of the Family Research Council

16. Members of the American Family Association

17. Those that believe that Mexico, Canada and the United States “are secretly planning to merge into a European Union-like entity that will be known as the ‘North American Union’”

18. Members of the American Border Patrol/American Patrol

19. Members of the Federation for American Immigration Reform

20. Members of the Tennessee Freedom Coalition

21. Members of the Christian Action Network

22. Anyone that is “opposed to the New World Order”

23. Anyone that is engaged in “conspiracy theorizing”

24. Anyone that is opposed to Agenda 21

25. Anyone that is concerned about FEMA camps

26. Anyone that “fears impending gun control or weapons confiscations”

27. The militia movement

28. The sovereign citizen movement

29. Those that “don’t think they should have to pay taxes”

30. Anyone that “complains about bias”

31. Anyone that “believes in government conspiracies to the point of paranoia”

32. Anyone that “is frustrated with mainstream ideologies”

33. Anyone that “visits extremist websites/blogs”

34. Anyone that “establishes website/blog to display extremist views”

35. Anyone that “attends rallies for extremist causes”

36. Anyone that “exhibits extreme religious intolerance”

37. Anyone that “is personally connected with a grievance”

38. Anyone that “suddenly acquires weapons”

39. Anyone that “organizes protests inspired by extremist ideology”

40. “Militia or unorganized militia”

41. “General right-wing extremist”

42. Citizens that have “bumper stickers” that are patriotic or anti-U.N.

43. Those that refer to an “Army of God”

44. Those that are “fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)”

45. Those that are “anti-global”

46. Those that are “suspicious of centralized federal authority”

47. Those that are “reverent of individual liberty”

48. Those that “believe in conspiracy theories”

49. Those that have “a belief that one’s personal and/or national ‘way of life’ is under attack”

50. Those that possess “a belief in the need to be prepared for an attack either by participating in paramilitary preparations and training or survivalism”

51. Those that would “impose strict religious tenets or laws on society (fundamentalists)”

52. Those that would “insert religion into the political sphere”

53. Anyone that would “seek to politicize religion”

54. Those that have “supported political movements for autonomy”

55. Anyone that is “anti-abortion”

56. Anyone that is “anti-Catholic”

57. Anyone that is “anti-nuclear”

58. “Rightwing extremists”

59. “Returning veterans”

60. Those concerned about “illegal immigration”

61. Those that “believe in the right to bear arms”

62. Anyone that is engaged in “ammunition stockpiling”

63. Anyone that exhibits “fear of Communist regimes”

64. “Anti-abortion activists”

65. Those that are against illegal immigration

66. Those that talk about “the New World Order” in a “derogatory” manner

67. Those that have a negative view of the United Nations

68. Those that are opposed “to the collection of federal income taxes”

69. Those that supported former presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr

70. Those that display the Gadsden Flag (“Don’t Tread On Me”)

71. Those that believe in “end times” prophecies

72. Evangelical Christians

Do you fit into any of those categories?

Personally, I fit into a couple dozen of them.

That is why alarm bells should go off whenever Barack Obama speaks of the need to crack down on “extremism”.

If Barack Obama wants to denounce Islamic terror, he should do so.  But because of his extreme political correctness, he goes out of his way to avoid any connection between Islam and terror.  Instead, he speaks of the need to recognize “Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings” and he insists that “the future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.”

Meanwhile, our liberties and freedoms are being eroded a little bit more with each passing day.  In the name of fighting “terrorism” or “extremism”, our government is constructing a Big Brother police state control grid all around us.  I like the way that Ron Paul described what is happening to us just the other day

If Americans were honest with themselves they would acknowledge that the Republic is no more. We now live in a police state. If we do not recognize and resist this development, freedom and prosperity for all Americans will continue to deteriorate. All liberties in America today are under siege.

 

It didn’t happen overnight. It took many years of neglect for our liberties to be given away so casually for a promise of security from the politicians. The tragic part is that the more security was promised — physical and economic — the less liberty was protected.

 

With cradle-to-grave welfare protecting all citizens from any mistakes and a perpetual global war on terrorism, which a majority of Americans were convinced was absolutely necessary for our survival, our security and prosperity has been sacrificed.

 

It was all based on lies and ignorance. Many came to believe that their best interests were served by giving up a little freedom now and then to gain a better life.

 

The trap was set. At the beginning of a cycle that systematically undermines liberty with delusions of easy prosperity, the change may actually seem to be beneficial to a few. But to me that’s like excusing embezzlement as a road to leisure and wealth — eventually payment and punishment always come due. One cannot escape the fact that a society’s wealth cannot be sustained or increased without work and productive effort. Yes, some criminal elements can benefit for a while, but reality always sets in.

 

Reality is now setting in for America and for that matter for most of the world. The piper will get his due even if “the children” have to suffer. The deception of promising “success” has lasted for quite a while. It was accomplished by ever-increasing taxes, deficits, borrowing, and printing press money. In the meantime the policing powers of the federal government were systematically and significantly expanded. No one cared much, as there seemed to be enough “gravy” for the rich, the poor, the politicians, and the bureaucrats.

The country that our forefathers founded is dying.

Now, individuals and organizations that attempt to restore the values that our founders once believed in so strongly are regarded as dangerous “extremists” that need to be watched carefully.

Sadly, most Americans don’t even realize what is happening to this nation.  As long as they are fed a constant diet of mindless entertainment, most Americans are perfectly content to let “the experts” do their thinking for them.

We are steamrolling toward oblivion, and most of the country is dead asleep.

So is there any hope for us?

 

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Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:40 | 5657195 corsair
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I am extremely annoyed with this shit.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:43 | 5657532 Blues Traveler
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I time to start handing out Sen. Joe Mcarthy's book "The Fight for America". 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:38 | 5657196 Bumbu Sauce
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Come and get me.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:40 | 5657198 Jameson18
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This is an easy one.

IF YOUR NOT IN THE FUCKING CLUB YOUR AND EXTREMEST!!!!!!!!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:40 | 5657201 dumbStruck
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You're either with us or an extremist.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:53 | 5657269 negative rates
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Ur either fer us or again us.

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:08 | 5658956 August
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Or you have better things to do.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:41 | 5657205 SandiaMan
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Extremist= Lois Lerner and her ilk

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:41 | 5657208 franzpick
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If you play golf more than twice a week you're extreme at stroking.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:47 | 5657214 MedTechEntrepreneur
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"The country that our forefathers founded is dying."

 

DEAD.....there...fixed it.

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:44 | 5657215 Fun Facts
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Idonkey 1.0

Everything is awesome when you're part of the ZWO team.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:42 | 5657217 The Shape
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Anyone that saves money.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:46 | 5657219 stant
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How about belligerent, yeah yeah that's the story that's the ticket

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:44 | 5657220 Eagle Keeper
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Fuck him....   He's not worth a comment.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:44 | 5657222 fatlibertarian
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Obama will be our last president.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:38 | 5657956 Van Halen
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Respectfully fat, you're wrong. The wild-eyed uber-Marxist Elizabeth Warren will be our last president.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:44 | 5657223 Usura
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I want to be an extremist.  - Karl Klang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGoXOeuaCkM

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:43 | 5657225 dumbStruck
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....and if you're an extremist your face has a boot stompin coming.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:45 | 5657228 Darkdoc
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You can't declare war on a noun.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:10 | 5657365 blindman
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why not? so they declare war on verbs
too.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:34 | 5657759 blindman
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there is a great 'tell' in your comment.
a tell concerning the mentality and core
ideology of the people who abide by declaring
war on things, events and social problems.
these are the war minded people, all they can
comprehend is squeezed into the war framework.
war on poverty, war on aids, war on gender bias,
war on some religions, war on activism, war on
gang violence, war on some forms of drugs
or medications, war on war.
.
all of it is just official idiocy communicated
by the official idiots and their idiot mouthpieces.
.
pcr is right, too many stupid people in government,
diplomacy and journalism. they cull out the insightful
and intelligent ya' know. who are they? that is the
beneficiaries of the travesties, the ones who would
cut your throat for a tootsie roll.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:35 | 5658129 disabledvet
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Governments can only function "in extremis" (everything is a crisis/you need us to fix it/"torture worked and I'd do it again.") There is no lie in this...clearly it is illogical to have a "war on extremists." That would imply a war on Government itself.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:44 | 5657232 noben
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Where are Wahhabists and Zionists, or Central Bankers and NWO Globalists -- the TRULY DANGEROUS extremists -- on the List?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:39 | 5658143 disabledvet
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How about "my house is on fire where is the fire department?"?

 

" oh, they're a bunch of extremists.  They put out fires.  Some even go so far as to put out fires before they start."

 

Sound "illogical"?  Think about it.

 

Who in their right kind runs into a house that's on fire?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:46 | 5657234 Bumbu Sauce
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Sadly, most Americans don’t even realize what is happening to this nation.  As long as they are fed a constant diet of mindless entertainment, most Americans are perfectly content to let “the experts” do their thinking for them.

We are steamrolling toward oblivion, and most of the country is dead asleep.

Michael, there is no political solution to the mess we are in.  We are reaping generations old problems that were sowed going back to the 19th century.  Oblivion is going to be the result of political correctness, moral relativism, multi-culturalism, and debt slavery.

The way out is revival.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:49 | 5657252 TheMeatTrapper
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Would ya'll stop yapping? I'm trying to watch the new epsiode of "Ow My Balls".

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:53 | 5657262 Bumbu Sauce
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Go away!  'Bating!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:01 | 5657309 cossack55
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Revive what, exactly?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:21 | 5657432 p00k1e
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The Greeks. 

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:16 | 5658962 August
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Exactly.  Any pretense at a "revival" of the Republic will be just that, pretense.  The Republic is dead, and will be replaced, the best option being a thorough dismemberment into regions, each of less than 10 million or so inhabitants.  

You could call them "states".

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:38 | 5657510 Zymurguy
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The "political solution" is the fucking problem.  The political class has coopted our country - look how they continue to create laws that isolate and insulate them from public scrutiny.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:56 | 5657584 Clycntct
Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:39 | 5657771 effendi
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Read that article about the hoodies. They are amending an existing law (1920s) that was designed to tarket the KKK. The ACLU is opposed to the amendment as it infringes on (mostly blacks) civil liberties. Hypocritical ASSHOLES should be opposing the existing law and not just the amendment because both infringe on civil liberties. The law would also make it illegal to wear V for Vendetta type masks in protests but I'll wager that most people would only be thinking the amendment is good as it will deal with thugs of colour.

The amendment also provides exceptions for religious attire (everything from nuns habits to burkhas), perhaps the KKK should call itself a religion?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:53 | 5657999 Oldwood
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I'm only for taking the rights away from people who are unlike me or do not share my values. Its called democracy. You are either in the club or you are fucked.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:46 | 5657238 kowalli
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“extremist” is defined as anyone not a slave

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:34 | 5657758 honestann
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... everyone not a willing, enthusiastic slave.  Just being a slave is definitely not enough for the predators-that-be, because most of those they label "extremist" are slaves... just not happy about it.

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 01:55 | 5657242 trader1
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Extremist = the author of this incensed article

nice touch with the 72 item list ;-)

 

 

 

According toDoDDirective 1325.6, military members are prohibited from any o f thefollowing activities: 

Advocating the use of force or violence.

 

 

In any context?


Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:49 | 5657247 silverer
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Notice there is no "left wing extremist".  Maybe because the left wing extremists drew up the list?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:52 | 5657991 Buckaroo Banzai
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Nice catch.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:59 | 5658219 STP
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Actually, one of the documents calls out the counts of Extremists by category!  Left, Right, Ethno, Religious and Single Issue.

Extreme Right Wing was 58, Left Wing 364, Religious 14, Ethno Separatists, 320 and Single Issue 337.

 

http://www.start.umd.edu/sites/default/files/files/publications/research...

 

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:48 | 5657250 Uncle Remus
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That anyone would be surprised at this is extremist.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:53 | 5657257 cdude
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Zees reminds me of zomezing . Hmmm..vat is it?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:06 | 5658030 Uncle Remus
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The incredible cost-effectiveness and utility of rail. Just ask Uncle Warren.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:53 | 5657263 Grimaldus
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As always with all progressives, ovomit's war on whatever is going to turn into a money/power grab, with some war on political opposition guaranteed.

Grimaldus

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:56 | 5657278 CaptainMoonlight
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Lemme fn guess, BO thinks extremists are any white dude  w/ a gun who still thinks the Constitution is in style. Am I close?

F U OBAMA! The People are going to tear your fn head off before you get done trying to turn this country into a terrorist sh-hole.

Molon labe

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:19 | 5658966 August
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And you're definitely fucked.  I'd shoot first if I were you.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:57 | 5657285 Madcow
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Anyone who cannot prove they've committed securities fraud is proabbly a "terrorsit" 

If you've not commiteed securies fraud, but you HAVE raped and killed a prostitute and stuffed her in a suitcase - the judges will accept that too. 

Either you are with the robot sex offender predator drone army - or you are with the terrorists.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:02 | 5657617 Clycntct
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Moo growl.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:58 | 5657288 NoWayJose
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F U R RDING THIS ON ZH THEN U R AN XTRMIST

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:58 | 5657289 Moccasin
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I am Extremely skeptical.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:59 | 5657292 NuYawkFrankie
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I pray that Obongo - for once - would just STFU!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:59 | 5657298 Madcow
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and why isn't "I like to run around wearing a turbin chopping peoples heads off" on that list ???

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:04 | 5657328 Jethro
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Because it's a rich and vibrant culture and what-not

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:05 | 5658036 Uncle Remus
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well, not only...

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 00:09 | 5658626 STP
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Be careful Mad Cow, somebody at the USDA, Plant and Animal Health Services had put out a req to Remington Arms, for an MSR, Sniper Rifle, costing $10K!  Oh, and that's in addition to the 85 submachine guns they want to order too.  You never know as what kind of Bovines you might run into! 

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:24 | 5658974 August
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Once you head out past the last mini-mall, things can get kinda wild and unpredictable, out there amongst the agricultural rubes with all those plants and animals and shit.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 17:58 | 5657301 neidermeyer
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I am an extremely extreme extremist.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:02 | 5657314 pipes
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Je suis un extrémiste

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:19 | 5657318 Dr. Engali
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"And he has announced plans to hold a global summit on "extremism" next month And on the surface that sounds great"

No, no it doesn't. There is a reason why all the agencies are stocking up on hollow points, and it's not for rabbit hunting.

Edit: 72? That's a long fucking list Michael. Can I exchange it for virgins? I am a terrorist don'tchyaknow?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:00 | 5657598 Winston Churchill
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The correct translation is Angels Doc.

You are going to be very frustrated.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:05 | 5657336 trip kitchen
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I'm sensing a new Jeff Foxworthy bit. Well maybe not too new.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:07 | 5657355 blindman
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je suis false flag.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:09 | 5657363 scm
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How about PRO-government extremists?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:30 | 5657748 honestann
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Yeah, at the very least, you must be extremely stupid.  Or just extremely crafty to join the winning side.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:11 | 5657373 Zymurguy
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I'm not the extremist... the government has become the enemy of this republic by becoming an adversary to those elements the country was founded upon.  Our needle hasn't moved, the government's gauge has.

An interesting point someone made on ZH the other day - an correlation between how fanatical progressives are and how protective they are of islamic radicals.  I don't think they are terribly supportive of one another.  I do think the progressive/NWO types are simply thrilled groups like ISIS and other maniacal islamic groups are so easily manipulated to act out in violence - helps push the whole NWO agenda.  It's as easy as manipulating all the leftist zombies who mindlessly follow the progressive agenda being pushed all over modern societies around the globe.  It's an illness that brainwashes the simple minded - a truely amazing, living, breathing organismic borg.

The progressive mission (Obama's handlers) is to create overwhelming mistrust for everything and apathy of past morals, culture, history, etc.  Combine this with their efforts to implement Cloward and Piven strategies to crash the economies of the world and it will be that much easier for them to usher in a completely new era of control.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:44 | 5657535 Zymurguy
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Some items on the list are incredibly interesting... patriotic bumper stickers?

But these two don't make sense to me:

Anti-abortion

Anti-Catholic

Huh?  How do those get on there together?  Is Obama trying to protect the Catholics who helped him win his first term?  Is he trying to gin up more catholic support for his potential NWO successor?

Must have been one of Obama's brilliant students who came up with some of these.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 22:03 | 5658232 Seize Mars
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You know when the Church changed a bunch of stuff in the 1960's? You know what they call the "new" Catholic mass? It's called the 'Novus Ordo' mass. That means New Order. Get it?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:15 | 5657397 bigrooster
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I claim over half of those titles.  Put me on the list!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:19 | 5657411 q99x2
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Two extremists are a given. Bankers and CFR members.

Thanks be to God that I didn't notice anything about people from Q99X2 on the list.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:20 | 5657423 Romanov
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Perhaps if we did not invade sovereign nations, we would not have to worry about extremists.

I sense an Extremist CZAR being sought for a government position.  Yes another WAR - the War on Extremists.

 

War on Drugs

War on Terror

War on (insert word)

Ah yes "War is Peace".

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:32 | 5657471 Hamm Jamm
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YES, finally we are getting some more WAR to Bail out the Economy !

Sign up quickly

DIEING TIME IS HERE !

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:33 | 5657484 Ewtman
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Negative social mood is a dangerous endogenous cause of fear and anger...

 

http://www.globaldeflationnews.com/negative-social-mood-causes-geopoliti...

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:42 | 5657524 swass
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I got a good laugh out of this one.  In one of the linked documents, the following was offered in what constitutes an extremist:

Dualism worldview

Extremists tend to see the world in terms of absolute good and evil, for them or against them, with no middle ground or intermediate position. All issues areultimately moral issues of right and wrong, good or bad, with the right and good  positions coinciding with their interests. Their slogan is often “Those who are not with me are against me.”

Wasn't our last dictator (prior to the current one) uttering those (nearly) exact words?  There we have it, proof that our Presidents are extremists.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:43 | 5657526 papa song
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The country that our forefathers founded is dying."

Bullcrap.  The country is progressing exactly as planned.   The anti federalists knew this would all transpire before the ratifying ink was even dry.  Madison was a fan of central government.  They knew the us constitution was on shaky ground as proposed so they put in the minimum they could get away with.

 

Then they just waited.  Congratulations.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 22:04 | 5658237 Seize Mars
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Yes I think you are right.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:45 | 5657537 tuttisaluti
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The gov. is a extremist to. They are prepping for a nuklear war and building shelters for the members.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:57 | 5657593 dumbStruck
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"So is there any hope for us?"

On December 16, 2014, He announced his intention to explore the possibility of running for President.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:05 | 5657627 Bumbu Sauce
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:35 | 5657762 dumbStruck
Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:34 | 5658988 August
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We must Join with Jeb.

It would be wise, my friends.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 18:59 | 5657600 czarangelus
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I only came up with 35/72

I guess that makes me a double extremist because I'm so extreme that I'm not as extreme as the other extremists

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:05 | 5657636 Acarus
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Non-Conformers basically.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:29 | 5658111 silentsock
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That's basically it....

Anyone who dares to have an individual thought of their own, think critically, or doesn't follow the 'herd' is an "extremist".

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:10 | 5657649 Conax
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Dang, that's quite a list. They should re-write this to just name those that aren't extremists (according to them).

It would all fit on a matchbook cover.

Good guys: Government officials, Lesbians, Gays, Islamics, Communists, Bankers and their pals.

K.I.S.S.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:13 | 5657660 falconflight
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I counted 53, including voting for Bob Barr...a former US Congressman from Georgia. Have to rat myself out, I just remember giving one of his campaigns a contribution.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 22:11 | 5658264 Dick Buttkiss
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I counted 49 "Those that..." or "Anyone that..." instead of "Those who..." and "Anyone who..."

There is a difference between a thing and a person, and as the language fails to make that distinction, so does the culture.

Please stop falling into the latter catetory, Michael.  Otherwise, keep up the good work.

Meanwhile, and as always, the state can kiss my ass.  

And that I mean.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:14 | 5657675 Alananda
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You lost me by the end of third sentence -- for which I thank you.  That precluded, thus saved me from, reading the voluminous rest of your contribution today.  Garbage in, and you make sense of that?!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:19 | 5657692 SpanishGoop
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You lost me at your second comment.

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:16 | 5657676 Alananda
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You lost me by the end of third sentence -- for which I thank you.  That precluded, thus saved me from, reading the voluminous rest of your contribution today.  Garbage in, and you make sense of that?!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:25 | 5657694 heywood2
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Many of his citations are completely bogus. The document referened says nothing like what he claims.

In other cases, the beliefes cited are certainly crazy, if not extremist.

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:23 | 5657719 A Fist Full of Fiat
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Wow I'm really good at this test. Oh wait...uh oh.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:10 | 5658051 Uncle Remus
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Think golf. Oh wait...

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 23:20 | 5658493 Global Hunter
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Me too, the only other time I scored this high on one of these quizes was when the doctor gave me an "Are You an Alcoholic?" test.  huh hick huh

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:27 | 5657720 honestann
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So is there any hope for us?

Nope.  Humans begged for this, and now they are prey.

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After reading this article, can anyone doubt the powers-that-be are in fact the predators-that-be like I've been saying?

After reading this article, can anyone doubt the predators-that-be demand their prey be docile and uniform?

After reading this article, can anyone doubt the purpose of this action is to state quite clearly, openly and publicly that "all you prey had better be docile and obedient, or we're coming for you with guns a blazing"?

Can anyone doubt the most fundamental story of mankind is the bifurcation of humans into predators and producers?

Can anyone doubt producers are prey?  Before you even try, understand the inconvenient truth that the natural processes of earth provide sufficient necessities for about 1/1000 the current human population, so the other 999/1000 of the human population survive due to the existence and actions of human producers.

And so, if only a tiny percentage of humans produce more than they consume, who else can possibly be the prey who keep everyone else alive?  Answer: the only possibility is exactly what is obvious.  The relatively small number of outright human predators mostly "run the show", the huge hordes of human parasites accept scraps and leftovers in exchange for voting for the human predators, applauding the human predators, egging on the human predators (for more scraps, hopefully), defending the human predators, financing the human predators with whatever meager dough they can lay their hands on, and making sure the producers of this world understand they are so outnumbered that... they damn well better accept their role as prey.

Of course, both human predators and human parasites deny everything, because they know for absolute certain, that if producers understood what complete fools and putzes they are... they too would become parasites or predators, or find ways to hide out and withhold the goods and goodies they produce and trade-for.

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What is that expression... "the pot calling the kettle black" or something?  Would you or I be considered "extremists" if we set up 750 military bases all around the world, chock full of guns, ammo, bombs, airplanes, destroyers, air-craft carriers, fighter-jets, nuclear bombs and other assorted destructive goodies?  Oh, and endless tens or hundreds of thousands of paid mercenaries who are eternally ready and trained to slaughter at our whim?

Do you think that would qualify us as "extremists".  And as an aside, don't you think it is a bit "extreme" to threaten and impose your will upon everyone on an entire planet?  Oh, and regularly slaughter a quarter of a billion people every century or so?

Yeah, I think if any of us had such a setup, and slaughtered 250,000,000 mostly "innocent" people every century (an average of 2,500,000 per year), we might indeed be called "extremists".

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Well, in a way, I have to agree with Obama and his buddies.  They should take this issue seriously, step up to the plate, and all exterminate themselves.  Yup, everyone in every fictitious "government" should hold some kind of mass ritual event someday, and all kill themselves.  I mean, that would be more consistent with his stated aims than any other possible act.

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Seriously?  Are regular folks so completely blind, stupid, ignorant, thoughtless and completely clueless that... this kind of nonsense (from Obama and his fellow predators (leaders) and apologists) actually sounds even remotely plausible?  Is there really anyone that clueless?

I guess so.

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:37 | 5658991 August
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True.  

They were worse than fools.  They were putzes.

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 16:18 | 5661533 RichardParker
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"The most fundamental story of mankind is the bifurcation of humans..."

It actually goes back way further than that.  If you really want to understand the origins of human culture/social structure take a look at wild populations of great apes, specifically chimpanzees/gorillas (and to a lesser extent orangutans). 

Our current sitiuation is not all that surprising...

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:25 | 5657723 q99x2
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Great article here on Keiser about the people that took down the world trade centers now buying Washington D.C. politicians and the president.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:30 | 5657744 Kill the Bank J...
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Forgot Constitutionalist !

You want your rights?  you don't have any rights. The only right you have is to be beaten and tortured, serf.

 

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:40 | 5657768 Son of Captain Nemo
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The instruction list for what was coming next is all their in black and white folks...

December 31, 2011 when he told the American people that he would just be looking at it!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:46 | 5657790 didthatreallyhappen
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73.  anyone who reades zerohedge

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:48 | 5657800 Son of Captain Nemo
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73.  anyone who readehedges zero

And proud of it!

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 00:28 | 5658679 STP
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ZH reader = 1x Extremist Points

ZH voter = 2x Extremist Points

ZH commenter = 3x Extremist Points

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 19:48 | 5657798 smacker
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"...precisely how are we supposed to determine whether someone is an “extremist” or not?"

The UK government has alreay announced plans for this. Basically, an extremist is somebody/anybody who dares to reject the official propaganda on something/anything, dares to speak out against government policy or sets about exposing something/anything not to the liking of the ruling elites.

At this point you are seen as a threat to their power and control and will be labelled an "extremist" and dealt with accordingly. There are few better examples of the fast-approaching-in-your-face fascist State.

Internet bloggers are prime candidates for this kind of treatment and some will find themselves taken off the air to shut them up.

Dissent is fast becoming a crime.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:27 | 5657921 justmy2cents
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Your post smells of dissent rebel scum.(edit: joke)

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:20 | 5657891 justmy2cents
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Amazing, from number 1 to 72 not one single mention of the word islam anywhere.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:28 | 5657924 falconflight
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12. Anti Muslim

Perhaps you meant no JewHating mentioned

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:29 | 5657931 justmy2cents
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Yes but it notably says "anti-muslim" not "muslim extremist" etc etc. I guess everything gots to be politically correct now even .gov extremeist lists. LMFAO.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:44 | 5657971 jldpc
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Anyone still think the Civil War was a good idea?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:56 | 5658006 Buster Cherry
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It was necessary.

Unfortunately we lost it.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:12 | 5658056 Uncle Remus
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we = not  the 1%

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:46 | 5657978 VWAndy
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No comment.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:50 | 5657986 GOSPLAN HERO
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Fuck Obombma.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:50 | 5657990 Ward cleaver
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How long is the "do not fly" list at the airport going to be?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:52 | 5657992 acetinker
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To answer your final question Michael- right now, I'd say no.  OTOH, the ongoing unwind of finacialization will slap a whole bunch of those asleep in the face pretty fkn hard.

At this point, I seriously doubt that the rest of the planet will tolerate a major intervention by the Fed.  To make a long story short, seems like shit's about to get real.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 20:55 | 5657996 q99x2
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Not a thing about bitcoin or replacing the government with open source software, and technically, Q99X2 is an immigrant.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:00 | 5658021 Rikky
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As we are in the last of the Last Days of this earth, this is just another step towards widespread justification for persecuting true Christians.  You know the ones that actually follow what Jesus taught and aren't just fans but actual followers.  He of course said this would happen since He can see the end from the beginning.  Just watch it unfold and get more henious and ferocious while most sit, watch and think this is good.

 

"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.  Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." - Matthew 24:6-13

"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God having a form of godliness but denying its power." - 2 Timothy 3:1-4

 

 

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 23:03 | 5658442 acetinker
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Yes Rikky, wise words to those who are wise.  Do you attribute those words to a particular denomination?  If so, I'm afraid you are a fool.

Matthew and Timothy were no doubt wise men- whose words were incorporated at the council of Nicea into what we today call the Bible.

Neither Matthew nor Timothy knew Jesus, or if he ever existed- just as I don't.

Go back to the old testament- lots of fire and brimstone therein promised- and they were just as full-of-shit as Joel Osteen is today.

Jesus is an idea.  MLK is an idea.  JFK is an idea, so was his brother, Bobby.

Ideas get crucified.  Ever wonder why?

You can pray that your Saviour will come for you, but isn't that what your parents, and their parents did?

Did it work?

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 01:15 | 5658776 IridiumRebel
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Ideas are bulletproof.

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:40 | 5658996 August
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Tell the Sioux.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:02 | 5658024 Its_the_economy...
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declaring war is also an act of extremism

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:05 | 5658031 The Fonz...befo...
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Maybe we need an extremist czar appointed to help cut through the confusion and tell us who is dangerous and who isn't....right president shitstain?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:10 | 5658050 Barnaby
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I find myself only mildly annoyed.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:15 | 5658063 Barnaby
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*shping* Subject: Your Credit Score Has Been Modified. Body: Note the end of your report for a number related to your Homeland Security Account. If you feel you have received this message in error ...

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 22:29 | 5658333 Barnaby
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I guess I'm off the watch list. No more getting fingered at Montreal airport security. Thanks, ZH!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:13 | 5658059 Uncle Remus
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Is comatose apathy extreme?

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:18 | 5658078 Barnaby
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Jerk off every day. Play a guitar. Eat a young pussy in your dreams. Remember the aromas of a sixty-year-old dame.

~ Ernest Borgnine's Ghost

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 23:19 | 5658495 Dave Thomas
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LOL that's what I call stretching your spanking dollar. If you hear hammond organ music, and smell stale gin, you're doing it wrong!

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:44 | 5659003 August
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Genius, Dave.

But your burgers suck big time.  Just sayin'.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:13 | 5658060 Dre4dwolf
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War on extremism? thats a bit extreme isnt it?

in any-case.... everyone in the world should declare a war on bullshit.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:13 | 5658062 loregnum
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Anyone who likes to think for themselves and doesn't instantly believe whatever they're told from the government or media is seen as an extremist now in this fucked up world.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 23:54 | 5658064 kchrisc
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"Obama Declares War On "Extremism" – Are You An "Extremist"?"

I'm an extreme believer in Life, Liberty, and Property, nonaggression against same, and also a staunch believer in the Constitution and the Constitutional republic which it created.

And I am committed to the truth, and you know what they say about those spouting the truth from within a totalitarian police-state...

The banksters need to repay us.

 

Ultimately, I have come to the conclusion that I will come to a fingernail-less end inside a dark, dank basement somewhere in the bowels of the "land of the free, and the home of the brave." But I will die free, while fighting to free the rest of you.

“Life is slavery if the courage to die is absent.” – Seneca

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:14 | 5658067 ken
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"I'm a pretty good singer, but I wouldn't say that I am an extremely good singer." --Joe Barcelona

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:18 | 5658071 mcsean2163
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The US is an extremist nation:

 

- Vietnam War 

- Death Penalty

- Highest incarceration rate

- War on terror (idiotic oxymoron)

- Iraq (war on non existent weapons of mass destruction)

- Ukraine (funding Western separatist to overthrow democratically elected government)

- War on marijuana

etc.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:21 | 5658088 Barnaby
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CON-servative. Massively. I had a friend who said this once, his codename was mangetout. Man, I miss him.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:17 | 5658072 blindman
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Graham Parker - Get Started, Start a Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ssfrRsoaEY

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:17 | 5658073 Jack Burton
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Corporate Main Stream Media declares war on brains. Hopes for total victory soon.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:21 | 5658081 MrBoompi
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 "If your views on politics, religion or social issues are extremely different from the liberal, progressive views of “the mainstream” (as defined by the mainstream media and by “mainstream” politicians such as Barack Obama), then they consider you to be an extremist."

 

This is bullshit.  Mainstream media is not liberal or progressive and hasn't been for decades.  The internet is one of the last places you find any such content, which is why the establishment will be trying to control this as well.  The new extremism is right wing.  It's fascist.  

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:34 | 5658123 numapepi
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Are you high?

The media is run by new class progressives! As are the government, academia and the cultural elite.

Wake up!

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 22:27 | 5658315 dexter_morgan
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yes, i.e. the New Bolsheviks. right wing...for fucks sake

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:19 | 5658082 T-NUTZ
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This list could be shortened.

1. An extremist is anyone that we say is an extremist.

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:30 | 5658113 Bill of Rights
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I'm extremely confident these people are dangerously retarted.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:31 | 5658118 numapepi
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By this list, it looks like anyone who believes in our Constitution is now an extremist... like we were in 1776.

Says something about how extreme Obama is, to claim those who agree with our founding documents and philosophy are extreme, doesn't it?

Wed, 01/14/2015 - 01:53 | 5658846 lakecity55
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I think the purpose of using "extremist" is to be able to punish anyone not going along with the Bath House Barry crowd on any given day.

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:31 | 5658119 El_Puerco
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Who likes to read like me?!..

 

One well donne HISTORY!:

 

http://bit.ly/1BYHWcI }

 

Good Luck with the " DIS_INFORMATION"

 

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:35 | 5658131 Fiscal.Enema
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If you own PMs your an extremist. If you have a pension plan and and have no debt your extreme and the ministry of truth is coming for you. The valley of the blind will gouge your eye out so you may "see".

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:38 | 5658141 Hamm Jamm
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The EXTREMIST PRESIDENT !

has spoken

 

 

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:44 | 5658163 Berspankme
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Fuck Obama, his idea of an extremist is anyone who doesn't agree with him. Fuck him

Tue, 01/13/2015 - 21:39 | 5658144 pupdog1
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Jefferson would be so fucked.

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