> > Is that like a blind faith or some question of patriotism similar > > to the Sen. McCarthy hearings way back when? > > It's similar. You conjure up a bogeyman, make everyone > really scared that those bad guys could be someone living in your town, and then > accuse everyone who opposes you of being one of those bad guys. > "Patriotism" is then defined by how scared you act.
But now they've made the bogeyman very real, and we have two major enemies, one within and one without. Who would have thought this would happen to America? BTW, a report submitted by Megan McKenna, who is living with Iraqi refugees in Jordan, that says so much all by itself: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-mckenna/the-hellish-situation-of-_b_ 52230.html Bill > -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
