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Re:SOPA sponsors return: "think of the children" by noonespecial on Sunday January 22, 2012 @09:09AM (#3496573)
"Ultima Ratio Politicus"

English Translation: Think of the children.

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Re:SOPA sponsors return: "think of the children" by jugularity on Sunday January 22, 2012 @11:22AM (#3496872)
Yup. The most popular current excuses to shirk problems by suppressing liberty:

(1) anti-terrorism (2) health and safety (3) think of the children

I was actually pretty shocked to hear initial talk of protecting American inventions from 'foreign thieves'. That kind of language seems way out of date...

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