On 10/5/06, jdiebremse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Presuming that you would describe the fear of your grandmother being forced to live in a cardboard box on the street and eat dogfood for lunch if Republicans are elected to be "principle" rather than "personal safety."
The leadership on the left does not routinely justify their policies by telling us to be afraid that our grandmothers will live that way. The adminstration constantly justifies its "war on terror" by telling us to be afraid. They justified the invasion of Iraq by telling us to be afraid of chemical and nuclear attacks against the United States. They invoke 9/11 constantly. The tell us we have to fight "them" over there so that we don't have to fight them here. And to the extent that those on the left use any fear-mongering to try to get their way, shame on them. "We will not be afraid" is not anti-Republican. It is anti-fear-mongering. But I think that not being afraid takes far more power away from the right than from the left. Tell me, do you think we should make our political decisions out of fear? Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
