On 2005-03-17, Pat Flannery wrote:

To clear the air here; the remark was supposed to be a reference to our
new society being along the lines of a fascist dictatorship with lots of
uniforms and parades; as long as we are going to be impoverished and
exploited, we might as well have cool uniforms to wear while we suffer.

"If only this were a proper police state... then at least the trains
would run on time."

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-Andrew Gray