Zombie Culture and the March of Socialism


	Zombie Culture and the March of Socialism

4ensic

5-9-2009 4:20 PM

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zombie, groupthink, obamatrons

4ensic says:

Large groups of folks who used to be like us, now just wanting to posess our brains.

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5-18-2009 8:36 AM

davboz

Insightful. There is more depth here than many realize I think.

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