Why do teabagger signs have far worse spelling than anti-war signs?

[opebo]

Well, when I went there two years ago, I noticed the not one but two security cameras in my small hotel elevator, not to mention the dozens on every street, and the large posters informing me that knives are illegal and that "SELF DEFENSE IS NO DEFENSE."

     While the UK is a much worse place than the US, it really isn't what one could call totalitarian.

Of course not, but that's the trend.

     Trends aren't static forever. Let's return in 30 years & see if they are still coasting towards totalitarianism.

You poor slobs are toiling away your entire lives for your masters, and you think being denied a shiv is what constitutes your oppression?

[Phony Moderate]

Well, when I went there two years ago, I noticed the not one but two security cameras in my small hotel elevator, not to mention the dozens on every street, and the large posters informing me that knives are illegal and that "SELF DEFENSE IS NO DEFENSE."

I agree, it's a pretty appalling assault on civil liberties.

But you seem to be getting knives confused with pocket knives.

Yes, I know it's pocket knives (or, rather, carrying a knife outside one's residence).  I received my first pocket knife at age 7, in my quiet little liberal suburb in Massachusetts.  I somehow managed to avoid injuring myself or others.

What are you? The President of France?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

What's your basis for this?

[dead0man]

What's your basis for this?

Yeah, I was at least expecting some "research" done by a biased website or something.  We don't even get that?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

lol@thisthread

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Well, when I went there two years ago, I noticed the not one but two security cameras in my small hotel elevator, not to mention the dozens on every street, and the large posters informing me that knives are illegal and that "SELF DEFENSE IS NO DEFENSE."

     While the UK is a much worse place than the US, it really isn't what one could call totalitarian.

The UK has a 7% unemployment rate.  Ours is 9%. 

And the UK isn't in as much debt as we are, and the median household income is almost the same....

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Well, when I went there two years ago, I noticed the not one but two security cameras in my small hotel elevator, not to mention the dozens on every street, and the large posters informing me that knives are illegal and that "SELF DEFENSE IS NO DEFENSE."

     While the UK is a much worse place than the US, it really isn't what one could call totalitarian.

The UK has a 7% unemployment rate.  Ours is 9%. 

And the UK isn't in as much debt as we are, and the median household income is almost the same....

and the median sized house in the UK is about the size of my garage

[phk]

Well, when I went there two years ago, I noticed the not one but two security cameras in my small hotel elevator, not to mention the dozens on every street, and the large posters informing me that knives are illegal and that "SELF DEFENSE IS NO DEFENSE."

     While the UK is a much worse place than the US, it really isn't what one could call totalitarian.

The UK has a 7% unemployment rate.  Ours is 9%. 

And the UK isn't in as much debt as we are, and the median household income is almost the same....

Adjusted for PPPP. UK median household income is 10k lower.

[Lief 🗽]

You poor slobs are toiling away your entire lives for your masters, and you think being denied a shiv is what constitutes your oppression?

^^^^^