As i was just responding to the gay marriage thread, a thought struck me. A theme I hear repeatedly, particularly on the aforementioned topic, is privileges vs rights. And that there are actually people on here, who I can assume are American and probably represent mounds of others like themselves, who are very willing to decide who has certains rights vs privileges...

This, along with government interference that is happily accepted post-9/11, i.e. "Homeland Security," the patriot act, etc, in the name of protecting us from "them" is rapidly adding up.

In absolute seriousness, I really think it is possible that our Country could head in the direction of Nazi Germany, which rose to power in a time of great fear. What makes it more likely is that people have automatically assumed the "it could never happen here" mentality. What made that happen was normal people, just citizens like you and me.

We better watch ourselves.

MB

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I have argued this elsewhere and you are right on point. The only way for a government to do horrific things, is to have the consent, whether express or implied, of the people they govern.

That also followed a terrorist attack upon a federal building, which the then non Nazi political party used to rationalize the disarming and regulating of it's people. It was their own version of the patriot act. At any rate I think this point is wasted on this posting since I can only imagine that within 24 hours there will be more ridiculous "Your crazy" and "you don't have any idea what your talking about" opinions that it will look like you said you are a Nazi. Good luck on this post, since I think most people have elected to put all their common sense aside replacing it with xenophobic attacks and homeland pride. Once again much like early Nazi Germany. Well I hope they don't make us all wear embroidered Donkeys on our sleeves.

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George W. Bush

Only inferior people demand to have their rights instated!

The mean old Republicans are out to get you, better watch out!! And yep there's a live alien being held at Area 51 in Nevada, there's pieces from a spaceship in Roswell, NM, and the government is going to force us to implant chips in our children.

totally lame response. it's a pretty serious issue.

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Open mouth insert foot, this post is like a bug zapper for idiots...Zap just got it's first one.

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George W. Bush

Most of you who post things negative that are happening go by what others tell them. The Patriot Act is a personal favorite since most of you talk about what it contains yet have never read a sentence. And then you act surprised when you discover that most of the items contained in it were allowed previously anyway.

i wasn't attacking you. and i've read every word of the patriot act. i didn't mention republicans-you made that connection. Why's that?

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)