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**dahlilaninfo** · 09-15-2010, 04:48 AM

I like to say there is a radical fringe in America, both on the right and the left and the rest of America falls along a spectrum somewhere in the middle. I like to say that. Now, I'm not too sure. Bill Maher mentioned something on tonight's Larry King show and I thought he was joking, until I googled it and found it was true. Here it is: half of the Republicans in this country believe that Pres. Obama "sympathizes with the goals of Islamic fundamentalists who want to impose Islamic law around the world." Link

Think about that for a moment. These aren't the radical fringe, these are mainstream Americans. How the hell do you argue with that belief? We have a large population who just aren't living in reality. They live in the fantasy world of Fox News, Drudge, Limbaugh and Beck.

It gets worse. Consider what Newt Gingrich said the other day. “What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension, that only if you understand Kenyan anti-colonial behaviour, can you begin to piece together [his actions]?” Gingrich asks. “That is the most accurate, predictive model for his behaviour.”

Newt, some say, is gearing up to run for president in 2012. Nothing like appealing to the fear of the political fringe (which is much larger than I ever imagined) to set the tone of the campaign. "Kenyan" = suspicions about U.S. citizenship (appeal to birthers); = suspicions about religious beliefs (appeal to those who think he's Muslim); and the biggie, substitute "Kenyan" for "black" and you appeal to all those who still cannot comprehend there is a black man in the White House. I'll leave "anti-colonialism" to your imagination, which I'm sure is exactly what Newt intended, because it "sounds bad."

This is what America looks like in 2010. I've never seen my country so polarized and so many citizens who have completely jumped the tracks of reality. As Bill Maher says, it's mass delusion. You can't argue with delusional people who absolutely believe their delusions, especially when you have politicians and press who feed them.

09-15-2010, 04:48 AM	#3
dahlilaninfo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	I like to say there is a radical fringe in America, both on the right and the left and the rest of America falls along a spectrum somewhere in the middle. I like to say that. Now, I'm not too sure. Bill Maher mentioned something on tonight's Larry King show and I thought he was joking, until I googled it and found it was true. Here it is: half of the Republicans in this country believe that Pres. Obama "sympathizes with the goals of Islamic fundamentalists who want to impose Islamic law around the world." Link Think about that for a moment. These aren't the radical fringe, these are mainstream Americans. How the hell do you argue with that belief? We have a large population who just aren't living in reality. They live in the fantasy world of Fox News, Drudge, Limbaugh and Beck. It gets worse. Consider what Newt Gingrich said the other day. “What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension, that only if you understand Kenyan anti-colonial behaviour, can you begin to piece together [his actions]?” Gingrich asks. “That is the most accurate, predictive model for his behaviour.” Newt, some say, is gearing up to run for president in 2012. Nothing like appealing to the fear of the political fringe (which is much larger than I ever imagined) to set the tone of the campaign. "Kenyan" = suspicions about U.S. citizenship (appeal to birthers); = suspicions about religious beliefs (appeal to those who think he's Muslim); and the biggie, substitute "Kenyan" for "black" and you appeal to all those who still cannot comprehend there is a black man in the White House. I'll leave "anti-colonialism" to your imagination, which I'm sure is exactly what Newt intended, because it "sounds bad." This is what America looks like in 2010. I've never seen my country so polarized and so many citizens who have completely jumped the tracks of reality. As Bill Maher says, it's mass delusion. You can't argue with delusional people who absolutely believe their delusions, especially when you have politicians and press who feed them.
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