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for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword (was Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!)
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Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:27:20 GMT
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> > That is an astute observation. However, you must remember that whist you may
> > feel that your paper freedoms have been lessened over the past quarter
> > century; females and minority groups have gained real freedom in many areas.
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> Hmmm, this is all very debatable.
Sorry, I did not mean to imply life is perfect for these groups - it is not
anywhere near it. However, it has improved over the last 25 years in my view.
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> > What ever happened to all that stuff the "internet revolution" promised?
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> Is that a joke?
Yes.
> this war stuff is
> just to keep everyone's mind off how they are being fleeced by both the
> govt. and wall street.
I agree.
I read this powerful quote in a Guardian letter today:
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry
into a patriotic fervour, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It
both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of
war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind
has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the
citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by
patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so.
How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar."
So today a Guardian reader compared Bush Jr to Julius Caesar. Yesterday the
German Foreign minister compared Bush's actions to Hitler’s. I wonder what
tomorrow will bring?
Scott A
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| (...) Scott, I think, has accepted that this is a bogus quote, if he ever even believe it in the first place. Sadly, some celebrities are less eager to check their sources: (URL) Dave! (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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