Patriot Act Game Pokes Fun at Government

Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:40 PM EST

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Wayne Parry, Associated Press Writer

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Sheil Naik

This is hysterical.

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#1 - Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:05 PM EST

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Matt Kennedy

Players roll the dice to determine how many civil liberties they start out with, accumulating them from a variety of categories: U.S. citizens get 5; non-citizens 1. Whites and Asians get 5; Arabs 1.

That's definitely an exaggeration. They have just as many as anyone else in this country and a whole lot more than they'd have back in home country.

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#2 - Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:54 PM EST

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Ansab

Arabs and muslims may not have civil liberties taken away, but they're definitely mistrusted. 45% of Americans believe that Islam teaches to kill non-muslims, and that it endorses violence.

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#3 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:13 AM EST

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Matt Kennedy

Here's a nice little poll that discusses the favorable/unfavorable light religions hold in various countries, as well as how the "war on terror" has changed approval ratings over the past few years. I'd just like to point out the statistics on page 6 comparing how people in predominantly Christian countries view Muslims and vice versa.

Personally, I'd still rather take my chances as a Muslim in the United States, than a Christian in Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco or Jordan. How about you?

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#4 - Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:31 AM EST

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Darkmane

So I assume going the Gitmo is an automatic loss?

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#5 - Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:58 PM EDT

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