Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: dphantom
No doubt there are many as you describe. No disagreement there. My issue was the general blanket statement of people such as myself. I disagree your characterization is a general truth; more a description of a small subset of a Conservative class.
Perhaps much like the Move.on leftists are a small subset of the liberal tradition yet becasue of their profile seem to distort the Democartaci party to an unwarranted degree.
To a point, far right fundamentalists and the most extrme conservatives also distort my party, but I disavow their actions. I would hope you;d do the same for those on the extrme far left like Moveon.org.
BTW, if you do like good military history that is easy to read, Rick Atkinson is superb. He also wrote "Crusade" - the first Gulf War and he is in the process of writing a trilogy on the Amercian army development during WWII. The first "Army at Dawn" came out a couple years ago. His second covering the Mediteranean campaigns comes out this year or next I think.
Highly recoemmended.
Unfortunately it is the extremists from the South of the Republican Party running that Party, even you have to admit that.
You are from the North, I wouldn't expect you too feel or realize the depth of the extremism unless you have seen it first hand. It's classic out of sight out of mind.
I'm not famaliar with Moveon.org other than whatever Commericials they made and tried to sway last year was a complete failure compared to the successful brainwashing efforts of the Republican Smear Campaign of the Swift Boat operation.
They made it look like Kerry would be inept and being able to protect the Church going Republicans from Terrorist's while making Bush look to be a mighty Warrior of both Church and State. Worked flawlessly and still working I have to admit.
At this point put two different Candidates up there (as if it were now Nov 2008) and the same result would occur unless enough Church going Republicans up North have woken up to the deceit. I don't think so as I have seen signs that even Michigan is in danger of turning Red. Many West Coast States are being penetrated as well with either Washington or Oregon (I forget which one) talking about splitting the State into two States along Political and Religious lines. The Eastern part of the State still is Democrat but the interior rural areas are entrenched Republican and pissed off that the Cities on the Coast out vote them.
America is sort of at a Civil War already, just no blood shed yet but it is escalating.
Many factors coming together with any one of them could be the straw on the Camel's back to tip it from a behind the scenes bloodless War to an all out bloodshedding Civil War. The money factor will most likely be the catalyst as more people fall into desperation. The Murder and Killing rate is up over 200% here in New Orleans alone.
It has gone from an average of two killings a day to 5 killings a day here now. Everybody is pointing fingers at each other as to the cause. The Mayor is blaming the Judges for letting criminals out (Revolving Door Policy) and organizing a March to the Courthouse steps. What this is looking to accomplish I have no idea.
So is the answer to put all folks in Poverty in Jail? Turn America into a Penal Colony???
Perhaps, it worked for Australia. We'll soon find out it appears.
