Reply #66: "One Man is an Oppressor ....

[peacetheonlyway]

because many are slaves, let us despise the slaves..." -anonymous

read the free online book called "The Authoritarian" by Robert Altemeyer
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/


to learn about the psyche of a nation in Germany and now America more excited by conventionality, rules, respect for authorities and a willingness to do what that authority urges to understand the kind of group think/sheeple reactions we've gotten from folks on everything from nonaction to Katrina, to nonaction over the patriot act, spying on Americans, torture, etc.

** no matter what this chapter of history will show Americans blaming the press, blaming bush, but not taking personal responsibility for letting it get this bad!!!

the fact that today, I was at the puyallup fair, and feel pretty certain most of the folks there are too uninvolved politically to really know the liberties they have sacrificed to this administration. I wanted to ask them if they wondered if a 5 'accidentally loaded bombs' on a airforce plane that has no possibility of accidents with strict nuclear procedure could signal a buildup in nuclear arms for an Iran strike? how would they feel about that... feel pretty sure most of them would side with the authority and say "iran deserves it"

how do we fight an inherent love of authority by the people?????