The problem with the democrats is that they do not counter-protest what is being done by groups like the birthers. By allowing them to continue on without countering every lie it implies that they are right. Its the same for the tea baggers. A half truth and a lie can go on forever if its never challenged.
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > The problem is the Republicans only distance themselves after the fact, and > never roundly and broadly criticize the behavior. I haven't seen one > Republican or Tea Party notable make a speech, come on TV or radio, or > address those crowds and say to them "People, this behavior has to stop". > They only sputter outrage when questioned about it by the media. And the > reason I don't think it's overblown is because it may be a small group, but > they're vocal, and more importantly, the hatred and lies they foment can > incite others to do something crazier. The more "moderate" leadership, by > not explicitly telling them to stop this, is at least tacitly approving it. > It only takes one match to burn down a forest or a house. > The Birthers were initially seen as a small fringe group of nuts, but now > they're a small but larger and very vocal group. Sarah Palin and others put > forth the lie--and lie it was--that the healthcare revisions would set up > "Death Panels". It was one of the most brazen, unfounded lies in recent > history, and at first people dismissed it. But it gained traction, and a > very real reason the Dems had such a hard time getting this legislation > passed is because the extreme right-wingers picked up the lie and repeated > it so often and loudly that it had to be addressed. > Brown shirts started as a bunch of rowdy teens and losers with nothing to > do. In time, they attacked and murdered many people, vandalized property, > and helped inure the populace of Germany to violence, which set the stage > for the full depradations of the Nazi's. Whenever we turn away from even a > small group's behavior (and I know you're not doing that) as just a few > nuts, but they persist, we run the risk of them infecting people who we'd > have thought would never succumb to their brand of sickness. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 1:29:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Fwd: TN Man Enraged By Obama Sticker Slams SUV > Into Car With 10 Year Old Child Inside > > > > I think that the antics by the tea baggers have been overblown by the > media. There aren't that many of them, and when they do something stupid, > which is almost daily, the republicans distance themselves. > > Very similar to the brown shirts in nazi germany. > > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Daryle Lockhart < > dar...@darylelockhart.com> wrote: > >> >> >> It's only been a few years since you wouldn't get this kind of treatment >> for supporting the wrong football team in the UK. There's no real escape >> from idiots. Every nation has them. >> >> The "tea party" is an interesting experiment. When it was Black and brown >> people defending themselves in Los Angeles, they were called terrorists and >> put on very serious government watch lists. Interesting. >> >> Here's what makes this discussion NOT OT: Isn't this kind of action the >> beginnings of what makes a storyline like "Equilibrium" a reality? >> >> What this segment of so-called conservatives are saying is that either >> we do things their way or they throw tantrums the likes of which destroy >> property and endanger life. Their latest tantrum is over a law signed by >> the President of the United States. Some are threatening to sue. The Federal >> Government. Here's a 10 year old girl who was in danger. Everyone is >> saying it's getting out of hand and someone's going to get hurt or killed. >> >> Maybe I read too many comic books, but something like this happened in a >> comic book recently. A law was passed. A segment of society went overboard >> trying to uphold "the law". Everyone warned that something crazy was going >> to happen if it didn't calm down. Something blew up and kids were killed. >> These events started something called..."Civil War". It ends with Captain >> America being killed. Maybe I read too many comic books, but uhm...this >> all feels familiar. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 28, 2010, at 12:34 PM, Adrianne Brennan wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm starting to think a move to the UK wouldn't be so bad... >> >> ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com >> Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon >> Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath >> The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Did anyone here read or see the story about the republican congressman >>> that started getting death threats because of the health bill? 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