OT choosing one's fears ... USA political rant

"Mr. Opus McDopus" wrote

Proof positive that there ain't no caring god is the fact that dubya got
elected twice, some morons blame Ralph Nader for one of dubya's victories,
and the fact that children, old people and animals are molested!

well, yeah, but you also have the fact that jj redick chose to attend
duke university.

yfitp
wayno

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:16:42 GMT, "Wayne Harrison"
wrote:


"rw" wrote


What we're seeing are baby steps towards a fascist, fear-mongering
takeover of American politics.

as you know, steven, i don't often engage in political posting around
here, but i hope i can be forgiven for offering this opinion, in response to
your concern, stated above: i think you are right about the takeover
attempt, but i think it has already passed beyond the "baby steps" stage,
and is in the process of being soundly rejected, as will be evidenced by the
results of the next couple congressional/governors/senatorial/presidential
elections.

i get this deja vu which puts me in mind of the gut feelings i had in
'76. and for you wiseasses, that's 1976, not 1876.

Oh....I was sorta thinking 1776...

IAC, do you really think a Jimmy Carter, Part Deux, is what the US
needs? Carter is good, decent man, but he wasn't a effective President
- there needs to be at least SOME grease in the wheels...

this country has an amazing ability to find a balance; a communal
insight that emits a sense of divine intervention.

Um..."divine intervention"? Isn't that gonna get them folks at the ACLU
all worked up and freaked out? Not that there's anything wrong with
that...

yfitons
wayno(i mean, there is *absolutely* no chance that a caring god would allow
pat robertson to hold an elected office)

Hmm...I think He sent Pat because, well, even He has a sense of
humor...I'm just waiting for Pat and Ray Nagin to get together and make
everyone some nice hot cocoa...and Oreos...well, not EVERYBODY, of
course, just CERTAIN people...

TC,
R

wrote:
Stephen Barnard
IAC, do you really think a Jimmy Carter, Part Deux, is what the US
needs? Carter is good, decent man, but he wasn't a effective President
- there needs to be at least SOME grease in the wheels...



maybe what the Country really needs is to be in a place where an honest
decent man can be an effective leader.

Willi

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:16:42 GMT, "Wayne Harrison"
wrote:


i get this deja vu which puts me in mind of the gut feelings i had in
'76. and for you wiseasses, that's 1976, not 1876.


Reminds me more of the McCarthy era and the Commie scare stuff.

I think you're right on the rest. Repress Americans enough and
they'll pop out in kids who will go to the other extreme. The roots
of the Woodstock generation were formed in the 50s.

--

r.bc vixen. Minnow Goddess. Willow watcher. Often taunted by trout.

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On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:16:42 GMT, "Wayne Harrison"
wrote:


i get this deja vu which puts me in mind of the gut feelings i had in
'76. and for you wiseasses, that's 1976, not 1876.


Reminds me more of the McCarthy era and the Commie scare stuff.

Or that whole Woodrow Wilson thing. It comes around every generation or
two.

I think you're right on the rest. Repress Americans enough and
they'll pop out in kids who will go to the other extreme. The roots
of the Woodstock generation were formed in the 50s.

The unfortunate thing is that it only LOOKS like balance......from a long
enough perspective. In fact, it's a rather wild oscillation. Even more
unfortunate is the undeniable historical fact that the large swings toward
liberalism that earmark the rise of great civilizations get progressively
smaller while the swings toward reactionary conservatism get ever larger as
the population gets ever fatter, older, more smug, more paranoid......and
more murderous.

Wolfgang

Wayne Harrison wrote:
.......
i get this deja vu which puts me in mind of the gut feelings i had in
'76. and for you wiseasses, that's 1976, not 1876. ...

Nixon was an amateur compared to the current regime.

this country has an amazing ability to find a balance; a communal
insight that emits a sense of divine intervention.

It's a straw to hang on to.

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:16:42 GMT, "Wayne Harrison"
wrote:

this country has an amazing ability to find a balance; a communal
insight that emits a sense of divine intervention.

As long as the Democrat Party runs candidates like Gore and Kerry,
both phonier than a Chappaquidick neck collar, the Dems will lose.

Have another bottle on me, counselor.

Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:16:42 GMT, "Wayne Harrison"
wrote:


this country has an amazing ability to find a balance; a communal
insight that emits a sense of divine intervention.


As long as the Democrat Party runs candidates like Gore and Kerry,
both phonier than a Chappaquidick neck collar, the Dems will lose.

Phonier than an Andover/Yale plutocrat with a phony accent and a "ranch"
with no cattle?

Phonier than an AWOL former National Guard pilot posing on the deck of
an aircraft carrier in a flight suit and a cod piece under a "Mission
Accomplished" banner?

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:16:42 GMT, "Wayne Harrison"
wrote:

this country has an amazing ability to find a balance; a communal
insight that emits a sense of divine intervention.

As long as the Democrat Party runs candidates like Gore and Kerry,
both phonier than a Chappaquidick neck collar, the Dems will lose.


... from a phony "patriot."

rw wrote:

What we're seeing are baby steps towards a fascist, fear-mongering
takeover of American politics.

....nah...the baby steps were in 1932. The steps got longer in '36.
What we are seeing now, are a small number of "I have rights, but no
responsibilities" people whining about a small number of bible thumpers
who want to force the rest of us to prepare for the rapture.
Both groups suffer from anal-cranial inversion. But neither constitute
a significant threat to the rest of "us".

cheers

oz...and it doesn't make any difference where your kid goes to school,
if he is a liberal arts major
P.S. I have a ranch with no cattle -- I manage it for wildlife