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WCGreen

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 01:29 AM Oct 2012

I know this sounds alarmist and I don't want anyone to think I'm some liberal crank pot.... [View all]

But I don't want to be the Democratic Cassandra who saw into the future but no one was willing to listen to her either...

So, at the risk of being pidgin holed, let me bring this up:

What is more dangerous to the American Way of life as we define it here more than a decade into the 21st century, the Muslim Taliban who have embraced the superstitions of the 8th century or the US republicans who are taking dead aim at the modern world we have built with reason, education and debunking superstition.

We looked in horror, well. I believed at the time it was in horror, when the Taliban destroyed ancient artifacts because they didn't align with their world view. i remember watching them blow up ancient Buddha statuary that was carved into the side of a cliff.

If we don't stop this decent back to the "good old days" of back alley abortions, people being forced to worship and women were, well best suited for working in the home right NOW, it will happen.

I've seen a lot a trying times in this country, race riots, student protests ending in death, lynching and all the rest that we thought was fading into the past. But now I see the rise of the "reasoned" conservatives who disguise their extremism in self-centered economics that appeals to that much admired "American Spirit."

Well, if we aren't more vigilant, that American Spirit will be crushed by the onslaught of Old Testament fire and brimstone. You can take that to the bank.

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The Republican Rhetoric seems mighty like the 50s and 60s to me k8conant Oct 2012 #1
It seems to me to have gone well past those days... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #9
Yes, the 50's. 1853 to be exact. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #31
We must stop these Old Testament folk. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #2
This is so, so, very true... defacto7 Oct 2012 #8
K&R ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #3
fight our ayatollahs. and make sure Obama wins! amborin Oct 2012 #4
I think the GOP are the American Taliban. They put ideology over fact, they have zero regard for MADem Oct 2012 #5
I think Mad Men also shows us what was wrong with that way of life... WCGreen Oct 2012 #7
I hope you're right. I've seen a lot of "enthusiasm" for the wrong reasons amongst the younger set! MADem Oct 2012 #18
Those kind of guys are all into that no matter what is on the tube... WCGreen Oct 2012 #30
Men will be forced to grow beards and wear 'original' clothing... Turborama Oct 2012 #6
You are NOT being alarmist. You should listen to this interview I heard this afternoon... cui bono Oct 2012 #10
If we announced our intentions and showed up at Bagram Loudly Oct 2012 #11
The only difference I see between the Taliban and the US is that the Taliban is WCGreen Oct 2012 #13
Talibans everywhere can sense the good old days slipping away. Loudly Oct 2012 #21
Too funny, I was thinking about all that today. DCKit Oct 2012 #12
This really is a major turning point in American history defacto7 Oct 2012 #14
Very true.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #15
OP Nabbysensei Oct 2012 #16
Thank you for this great post defacto7 Oct 2012 #19
You ain't gettin' banned for stating observations about the media. The Doctor. Oct 2012 #25
Welcomem to DU, Nabby! LiberalAndProud Oct 2012 #27
Good thoughts. You get your filters from being educated, not propagandized. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #28
Jumped right into the deep end and came up for air... WCGreen Oct 2012 #29
How right wingnuts have branded "liberal" as something so bad... nightscanner59 Oct 2012 #17
the word conservative has no meaning defacto7 Oct 2012 #20
I have to agree... StarryNite Oct 2012 #22
We are most certainly looking at the possibility of corporate sponsored The Doctor. Oct 2012 #23
Will They Have To Goose Step Down Pennsylvania Ave .. before YOHABLO Oct 2012 #24
Letter to the Editor at the NY Times from a retired gynecologist condoleeza Oct 2012 #26
Most dangerous are the corporate rulers woo me with science Oct 2012 #32
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