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Germans are, like, *totally* hypersensitive to the rise of a Police Surveillance State and get all ticked and resentful when the Brits spy on them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who can fathom the mysterious mind of the German? What\u2019s wrong with an all-seeing Police State if it can keep us all safe from enemies within and make the trains run on time? As we will celebrate tomorrow, the Founding Fathers treasured\u2013above all\u2013an all-intrusive State that watched you at all times and promised you complete security in exchange for your liberty.<\/p>\n

Heute Amerika und Gro\u00dfbritannien! Morgen Deutschland und die Welt!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"