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**Mifsnavassy** · 08-17-2010, 01:36 PM

This is really no major surprise to me. As we saw with Iraq, the extreme right of GOP will happily be led by Al Queda down any path that allows them to promote fear and xenophobic aggression. And they're not smart enough to realize that it's exactly what the extremist wings of some Islamic sects want.

Think Progress:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/08/16/...aedas-message/

America has always had a strong tradition of xenophobia and aggression, Richard; however, it's generally been tied to economics and power and it's generally worked. If a certain group of people are in our way, move them out. If a certain group of people can benefit us, use them. Terrorism is a whole new ball game. They attacked on U.S. soil. What we do? No country/state to invade that will stop them. No puppet governments to control them. Pretty frustrating for the most powerful nation in the world.

So what do we do? First, let's make up some lies about certain countries. Second, let's invade some countries anyway. Third, let's "protect" ourselves by selling out our own privacy rights, little by little, in the name of security. Then, let's fall back on some barbaric means of prisoner treatment, in the name of our "war on terrorism." Finally, let's demonize every Muslim on the planet, making sure we all understand that Muslims hate our "freedom."

We've learned nothing. Absolutely nothing.

08-17-2010, 01:36 PM	#2
Mifsnavassy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 577 Senior Member	This is really no major surprise to me. As we saw with Iraq, the extreme right of GOP will happily be led by Al Queda down any path that allows them to promote fear and xenophobic aggression. And they're not smart enough to realize that it's exactly what the extremist wings of some Islamic sects want. Think Progress: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/08/16/...aedas-message/ America has always had a strong tradition of xenophobia and aggression, Richard; however, it's generally been tied to economics and power and it's generally worked. If a certain group of people are in our way, move them out. If a certain group of people can benefit us, use them. Terrorism is a whole new ball game. They attacked on U.S. soil. What we do? No country/state to invade that will stop them. No puppet governments to control them. Pretty frustrating for the most powerful nation in the world. So what do we do? First, let's make up some lies about certain countries. Second, let's invade some countries anyway. Third, let's "protect" ourselves by selling out our own privacy rights, little by little, in the name of security. Then, let's fall back on some barbaric means of prisoner treatment, in the name of our "war on terrorism." Finally, let's demonize every Muslim on the planet, making sure we all understand that Muslims hate our "freedom." We've learned nothing. Absolutely nothing.
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