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Posted by
WillD
on Sun Nov 29 19:51:54 2015
fiogf49gjkf0d I'm sure more than a few here saw this in the paper, but it certainly merits a mention here given the rabid rationalizers still try to spin it so Dear wasn't acting directly on the lies put out by their groups and promoted by their candidates.
From the NYDN
Republicans rage about ISIS, but help create deadly homegrown terrorists such as alleged Planned Parenthood killer Robert Lewis DearBY BOB LEFSETZ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, November 29, 2015, 9:59 AM
Why is it the same knee-jerk Republicans freaking out about ISIS are fostering terrorism in the homeland? Recruiting and influencing loonies to do their dirty work to eliminate the evil scourge known as abortion? Imposing their beliefs upon a populace that may not agree, in a nation founded upon religious freedom, never mind personal liberty?
Welcome to 2015, wherein people in the hinterlands are fearful of Islamic terrorists, willing to give up personal freedoms to make themselves feel safe, while their brethren are running around with weapons terrorizing the rest of the populace.
I don't get it. I understand that not everyone agrees on everything. That not everyone approves of Obama's efforts, never mind the right wing's systematic decimation of the safety net. But we're a nation of laws, where people vote and we adhere to the results. Otherwise there'd be chaos.
There's chaos in the streets right now. And the problem isn't college students agitating against microaggressions, or the underprivileged demanding equal rights, but the so-called law and order party, which under the rubric of creating a safer America is making most citizens feel anything but.
Words have consequences. And the media has influence. And they're both trumped by corporations, who do what's right for themselves, not the country. Did you read the recent "Washington Post" story about companies' influence upon the public's belief in climate change? Turns out, by funding studies, energy producers muddied the water, they made people believe climate change wasn't real. Just read "Why are so many Americans skeptical about climate change? A study offers a surprising answer."
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I don't stop hearing the Republicans saying that Obama isn't tough on ISIS, that he isn't forceful enough, that Muslims are evil, and our national way of life must be preserved.
Then I see these same people under the banner of Christianity inciting disorder in our communities, insisting the rest of us must adhere to their beliefs. Sure, the Middle East is destabilized. Sure, it's scary. But does that mean we have to sacrifice all our personal freedoms here at home. Does that mean we can substitute the fear of religious rule by one faith for the domination of another? There's a supposed war on Christmas, which is like saying the NBA is challenged by tiddlywinks. The minions incited by the blowhards on Fox News are creating unrest which results in shootings, but the meek and unarmed are the true problem?
That's right, this is a right wing problem, a Republican problem. You don't see lefties shooting up churches and you don't see Democrats insisting that everyone smoke dope. The white population is declining in influence and through a weird alliance of rich and poor, we've destabilized our entire nation while these same people keep protesting their innocence and deflecting attention upon ISIS and other bogeymen.
ISIS is real. I'd be lying if I said I was not afraid.
But I'm more afraid of some Bible-toting idiot worried his tax money is being used to fund sin deciding to shoot up my neighborhood in an effort to restore order.
The full piece can be read at NYDailyNews.com
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