Reply #82: What the fuck have you people become?

[GliderGuider]

This is like watching Germany in 1937.

Crisis and War in Europe, 1937 to 1940

By 1937 the rule of law in Germany had deteriorated to the point that the courts were unable to interfere with the activities of the Gestapo in any way. Hitler was well enough established and popular that his police occasionally put into prison those who were so unpatriotic as to ridicule Hitler. And recently 150 leaders of a Catholic youth organization had been arrested and accused of treason - for having associated with Marxists.

etc. etc. etc.

I know, I know, you're not all like that. There are so many good Americans.

I'm glad you're all in a troubled tizzy. But it's well past the point where furrowed brows are going to accomplish anything. They're counting on your politeness, you know. What is your responsibility now? Where is your Sophie Scholl?

Hell, we've got a Vichy government up here in Canada, and I'm getting almost as PO'd at them. But we don't have aircraft carriers or nuclear weapons.