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2017-Ben Carson described the apocalypse at a D.C. holiday party — 'It will be like "The Purge" all the time'
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[quote:christian:MV80NzgwODA1Xzg3MTU0OTQzXzRFM0M5RDA1] [color=red][b]2013[/b][/color] [b]LOS ANGELES – In the new Ethan Hawke thriller “The Purge," the year is 2022, and the United States is run by a bunch of multinational corporations called the “New Founding Fathers of America.” The nation is ravaged by crime and overcrowded prisons, so in a quest to curb overpopulation and get rid of unsavories, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period where anything goes in the streets. Known as “The Purge,” all criminal activity – including murder, brutal violence and in this movie, a sinister home invasion – is legal, all emergency services and calls are suspended, and the only rules are that harming high-ranking government officials and using “Class 4” weaponry (bombs and grenades) are strictly prohibited. [/b] https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/critics-the-purge-an-attack-on-tea-party-nra [b]1 day ago · The president plans to pay for his infrastructure plan in part by raising the corporate tax rate to 28% and increasing the global minimum tax on U.S. multinational corporations.[/b] [/quote]
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"What's that movie where there's complete lawlessness and anarchy for one night a year?" he said. "'The Purge'! It will be like 'The Purge' all the time."
For those unfamiliar with the film the neurosurgeon was referencing, it's the first installment in what would become a franchise of horror movies that all take place in a world where crime gets completely legalized for one night of the year in America.
It wouldn't be the last film Carson would bring up that evening as a crowd started to encircle him, his pop culture-infused critique of America's crumbling social structure apparently garnering people's interest.
"There's never been a time in the history of the world where a society became divided like this and did well," he continued. "And we don't really have a reason to be fighting each other...
2016
The Purge: Election Year - Official Trailer 2 (HD) ANARCHY AND LAWLESSNESS...
2020
How a Night of Chaos in Minneapolis Unfolded | Minneapolis Protests
THE MASK AND THE PURGE
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