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And if their governments wouldn't practice socialism and met the other criteria. Let's look at Australia which in many ways is more free than America and in others not as free. They've got legal prostitution which is the sign of a truly civilized nation and they wanted to adopt a common-sense drug policy that gave addicts medical treatment instead of jail time. The USA threatened Australia (as America often does) to adopt a zero-tolerance drug policy or we'd use our clout at the UN to remove thier ability to grow poppies for pharmaceutical companies (billions of dollars), so they did. America gives "foreign aid" to countries like a drug dealer gives out the first hit of heroin and after they're hooked on it, America threatens to take it away if they don't do what America says to do. Does being bullied, pushed around, threatened, etc. sound free to you?
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"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
- George Carlin
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