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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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