An excellent rejoinder. Tim
> -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: So, does anyone still trust these guys? > > > On 6/8/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That statement is fairly ironic. I've spoken with many German and > > Italians regarding WWII leaders who all told me that the climate in > > their countries prior to fascists was very similar to what they see in > > the US and nobody they knew thought any of it was fascist. Nor that > > they were heading in that direction. > > > I don't put much credence into descriptions like this. Comparisons between > cultures separated by 60+ years and thousands of miles.......bogus. > > The point, that I guess you're not getting, is that when an elected > > leader takes active steps to dismantle a system set up to prevent > > dictators and fascism, as Bush has done and is actively doing, well > > .... that's not a tribute to democracy. > > > Nope, it's not. The tribute to democracy is that the people were still > allowed to elect this guy, twice, and yet the system will protect them, > ultimately, from their decision. > > If you think that's not worthy of discourse then you are swimming in a > > sea of denial that you won't realize until it drowns you. > > > To be fair, Robert is always up for discourse on these > issues...he just has > a different viewpoint. I don't see him drowning in any sea of denial.... > > That having been said, Mr. Bush isn't a Fascist nor will we likely > > have to tolerate his abuses of power much longer due to the strength > > of our system, but that's not thanks to him it's thanks to people like > > me who realized the danger of the path he's down and put the system > > there in first place to protect just such a guy as Mr. Bush from > > himself. > > > Exactly. So crying wolf all the time..."oh booo hooo, we're all > going to die > at the hands of fascist neo-cons who are destroying the world! ooooooh boo > hooo".......is unnecessary alarmist BS :) > > Your welcome. > > > No no....yer welcome :) > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:208623 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
