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Conservatism vs. authoritarianism: The British vs. the U.S. right

While British conservatives oppose mild increases in government detention and surveillance powers, American "conservatives" support endless expansion of those powers.

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  • Friday, June 13, 2008 05:36 AM

    The question to pose to Andrew McCarthy...

    and the other blowhards of his ilk, is, "Since what you really want is for these detainees to be killed, would *you* walk up to each one, put a gun to his head, and pull the trigger?"

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