If you think an analogy between Carlson and someone who believes that those who decided to protect themselves, and to assist in overcoming a pandemic, by being vaccinated have the right not to share the same spaces as those who refused to co-operate, is valid, then you must live on another planet.

Carlson is a rating seeking pot stirrer, chasing themes popular with a particular audience. If he were a responsible journalist, he would take the opportunity to recommend sensible, easily attainable first steps to bring about a mood which begins to see the scourge of widespread availability of military as the real problem.

The second is a simple statement of freedoms, which you bang on about endlessly. However, it seems freedoms only apply to those whose actions you approve of. I had no problem with people deciding not to be vaccinated. That's their choice, but choices bring consequences. If the majority of the vaccinated decide not to mix with the unvaccinated, that's their choice. Unfortunately, our government bottled it, unlike some, and failed to act.

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It has been pointed out that a former Obama Attorney General refused to attend a congressional hearing and was not prosecuted

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All hypocrites stirling on here, haven"t seen you praise anyone not right wing ever!

You won't see me praising the conservative party though.

But I'm not going to praise an even worse bunch.

They are all totally useless and a load of neurotic feminizised low grade over paid t0ssers.

You just have it in for one side.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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"A 12-year-old boy accused of robbing a gas station clerk at gunpoint was charged with multiple felonies in Van Buren County Family Court Thursday. The boy fire a warning shot before he robbed the Marathon Gas station on East Main Street in Hartford Wednesday around 3:30 p.m., according to the store's surveillance video. The Hartford Middle School student faces six charges, including armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, discharge of a firearm in a building and three counts of felony firearm."

What a great way to f*** your future up. Whether gang violence, school shooting or 'I want that', guns seem to be the answer to every question Stateside.

An interesting article, none of which is beyond belief, but I have heard a theory that takes it all one stage further. The issue with the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement was that it was a rare case of the activist class actually being in full synergy with what would be described as populist sentiment given what had happened in 2008 and the fallout. It did represent what the Establishment actually fears the most. And hence the actions taken in the article. But it also went further because the anger was still there, smouldering away.

So the up and coming activist class following on were misdirected. Towards issues such as climate and then gender. Putting them, once again, in direct opposition to the populist mob who quite like driving their cars and refusing to accept that a woman can have p****. Leaving the people at the top, all safe and sound.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

Right. So the longest war in America's history was a ruse to get guns off the streets. The fact those guns were gifted to the regime the war was supposed to defeat was an unfortunate side effect.

But the same defence "Executive Privilege"

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I'd say it was quite unfortunate, yes.

I realise what the defence will be.

In the previous circumstances, if I understand things correctly, the FBI decided not to prosecute as the consequences did not demand it, just apparently they have with a couple of Trump's aides.

So it all depends on the severity of the consequences of the refusal whether people get prosecuted.

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