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Re: (OT) Fanatics ARE a problem. Complacency WILL do us in!



Hmmmm. Seem to be in the wrong loop here.....
Fanatics? Bad news, whatever the flavour; muslim, christian, hindi, 
buddhist, zionist, US, UK, U2, UI....
What's it got to do with this forum though?
Free the bandwidth!
Dave



George Ludwig wrote:
> Well said, Ted.
> 
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:34 AM, tEd ® KiLLiAn <tedkillian@charter.net 
> <mailto:tedkillian@charter.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi all,
> 
>     While to be honest, the article DOES have some prominent historical
>     omissions, (the absence of USA and UK military "sins" of
>     colonialism, military-adventurism and covert geo-political
>     "meddling" being only the most glaring) it's main point is
>     absolutely and totally spot on.
> 
>     That's why (after reading it here) I posted a link to the original
>     this morning on Facebook as part of a comment there.
> 
>     I say "original" because, like a lot of things on the net, this
>     article was NOT by "Emanuel Tanay, MD" as it turns out.
> 
>     A little bit of investigation does wonders.
> 
>     It was written in 2006 and posted first here:
>     
><http://cjunk.blogspot.com/2006/02/why-peaceful-majority-is-irrelevant.html>
> 
>     The honored Dr. Tanay is a very real and prominent person (and a
>     holocaust survivor to boot).
> 
>     He apparently read the article and shared it with others . . . and
>     at some point in the chain of continued online sharing it eventually
>     got attributed to him.
> 
>     It was written by a Canadian gentleman and politico-blogger, Paul
>     Marek, who (ironically) comes from the conservative side of the
>     spectrum himself.
> 
>     Funny how things happen isn't it?
> 
>     However, the first thing that struck me about the article (besides
>     the general verity of its thesis) was how much it reminded me of the
>     way certain parties have so recently been behaving at those
>     health-care reform "town-hall" meetings being held around the US.
> 
>     We've got shouting angry mobs showing up, carrying sticks, waving
>     signs (with some even wearing side-arms) calling Obama a
>     grandma-killing Nazi while themselves behaving like Brownshirts.
> 
>     Go figure, but it's true.
> 
>     The world keeps turning and history keeps repeating itself.
> 
>     Where are the rational voices (assuming there sill are some) on the
>     conservative thinking side of things who will stand up and call
>     these people what they are?
> 
>     I am not a raving liberal myself.
> 
>     I am smack dab in the middle, personally, aiming to think clearly
>     and do what's right, and only leaning somewhat to the left.
> 
>     When it comes to politicians, I am nobody's "true believer."
> 
>     But before we tear apart the article for what it leaves out (and
>     it's glaring OFF-TOPIC-NESS) let us all consider what it **SAYS**.
> 
>     That's the point.
> 
>     Isn't it?
> 
>     Best,
> 
>     Ted Killian
> 
> 
>     On Sep 7, 2009, at 4:39 AM, Tim Watson wrote:
> 
>         Subject: Fwd: NOT A JOKE History of : Fanatics
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> -George
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/georgeludwigmusic
> 
> 
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