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The Doctor.

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22. Read "The Assault on Reason"

Reply to SemperEadem (Reply #14)

Thu Feb 16, 2012, 12:53 PM

Feb 2012

It's happening all over this nation, and here on DU.

Those that employ reason are roundly admonished for being 'arrogant' or 'condescending'. It amazes me how people can just construct any reality they want and then try to impose it on others. I can't let that sort of thing stand, and all I seem to get is derision in response.

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(Immigration rights) Protesters targeted with bomb [View all] mistertrickster Feb 2012 OP

It's class war - they're going to fire the first shot eventually saras Feb 2012 #1

Good thing that cop was smart enough to notice the suspicious objects in the truck. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #2

It was an immigrants rights protest, not OWS proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #13

Okay, thanks for that correction. I got it from an OWS activist who was there mistertrickster Feb 2012 #16

I didn't know there were any OWS groups in Topeka proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #17

Wichita sent a contingent of 400 people mistertrickster Feb 2012 #20

Yeah, this sounds like bullshit. TheWraith Feb 2012 #3

A report from a media source MADem Feb 2012 #4

I'm still going to wait a few days before I believe one word of this. TheWraith Feb 2012 #26

I can tell you one thing--it's not a "federal case," at least not yet. MADem Feb 2012 #29

No federal case generally means no explosives. TheWraith Feb 2012 #32

I live in Kansas and I'm not the least bit surprised. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #19

I call Bull Shit on this one cbrer Feb 2012 #5

I know. You don't like the idea of a wingnut asshole trying to kill innocent people. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #7

Not about my likes/dislikes cbrer Feb 2012 #9

So, you just choose whether to believe something or not regardless of substance? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #11

thank you SemperEadem Feb 2012 #14

Read "The Assault on Reason" The Doctor. Feb 2012 #22

well, here... let me applaud you for it SemperEadem Feb 2012 #31

Of what cbrer Feb 2012 #25

Why do you assume that the Topeka PD is accurately representing what was found? TheWraith Feb 2012 #28

I thought he meant something else. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #30

I'm curious, what other 'scare tactic crap' have we 'been fed'? The Doctor. Feb 2012 #21

Broad heading cbrer Feb 2012 #24

Ah. It was not clear to me what you meant. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #27

True or not Politicalboi Feb 2012 #6

Santorum says OWS protesters are intolerant. Lasher Feb 2012 #8

Santorum and intolerant are synonomous, LOL! pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #10

This wasn't an OWS protest, it was about immigration policies proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #12

+1 progressoid Feb 2012 #15

There is some question as to whether mistertrickster Feb 2012 #18

Another "isolated case" GETPLANING Feb 2012 #23

Kansas Man With Truck Covered In Anti-Immigrant Stickers Arrested At State Capitol With Explosives pampango Feb 2012 #33