Thursday
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11/14 /05
Nuff Said... Version 3.0
Or, A Brief But Fairly Grumpy Rant.
"Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. ...voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.
It works the same way in any country."
-Hermann Goering, April 18, 1946
So hey, just a quick question for the fifty one percent of you geniuses who voted for that neo-con in the White House: ever hear of the White House Iraq Group? No? How about the Project for the New American Century? No, I didn't think so. So just for the fun of it, why not try connecting the dots with a little bit of independent, critical thinking and then stop screwing up the country for the rest of us.
Oh yeah, and as long as we're at it, engaging in willful ignorance of the sort that allows you to believe that faith and science are mutually exclusive is not only foolhardy, but ultimately self-defeating.
At the very least, if all else fails, just try to remember Dean Wormer's sage words of wisdom: "Fat drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Yeah, I'm talking to you, Kansas.
(Whew, yes, I feel much better now thanks! Have a nice day!)
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11/14 /05
Nuff Said... Version 3.0
Or, A Brief But Fairly Grumpy Rant.
"Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. ...voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.
It works the same way in any country."
-Hermann Goering, April 18, 1946
So hey, just a quick question for the fifty one percent of you geniuses who voted for that neo-con in the White House: ever hear of the White House Iraq Group? No? How about the Project for the New American Century? No, I didn't think so. So just for the fun of it, why not try connecting the dots with a little bit of independent, critical thinking and then stop screwing up the country for the rest of us.
Oh yeah, and as long as we're at it, engaging in willful ignorance of the sort that allows you to believe that faith and science are mutually exclusive is not only foolhardy, but ultimately self-defeating.
At the very least, if all else fails, just try to remember Dean Wormer's sage words of wisdom: "Fat drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Yeah, I'm talking to you, Kansas.
(Whew, yes, I feel much better now thanks! Have a nice day!)
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