Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Democracy is a civil war where the weapons are pens and ballot boxes . . .
... not knifes and guns!
Michael Totten is as usual an astute observer:
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001277.html
I agree with his point that you need to experience a true police state or dictatorship before spouting of on the US as a police state. You don’t know fear until you stand in your underwear in front of a VOPO.
For Michael, US politics must indeed be boring. But for those of us that do not have to dodge bullets it can be rather exciting.
I often get frustrated with those on the opposing site of a political issue. However, on the other hand as long as Koz and LG keep going at each other, I know that the announcement of National Socialist or Bolshevik America (depending on your political view point) is premature. In America the opinions are sometimes polarized, and the debate is heated and sometimes mean spirited. However, at least there is a debate. There is no real debate in Europe about the Iraq war, or even the Bush Administration. If you are European, you are against both, or at least you are officially. This uniformity of opinion frightens me to death, more than opinions from Ted Rall or Daily Koz.
If a "democratic civil" war ends we know tyranny has won. ¶ 3:55 PM
Michael Totten is as usual an astute observer:
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001277.html
I agree with his point that you need to experience a true police state or dictatorship before spouting of on the US as a police state. You don’t know fear until you stand in your underwear in front of a VOPO.
For Michael, US politics must indeed be boring. But for those of us that do not have to dodge bullets it can be rather exciting.
I often get frustrated with those on the opposing site of a political issue. However, on the other hand as long as Koz and LG keep going at each other, I know that the announcement of National Socialist or Bolshevik America (depending on your political view point) is premature. In America the opinions are sometimes polarized, and the debate is heated and sometimes mean spirited. However, at least there is a debate. There is no real debate in Europe about the Iraq war, or even the Bush Administration. If you are European, you are against both, or at least you are officially. This uniformity of opinion frightens me to death, more than opinions from Ted Rall or Daily Koz.
If a "democratic civil" war ends we know tyranny has won. ¶ 3:55 PM
