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[Informal Logic]

Edit: I'm not afraid of terrorists except those in my own government.

I'm not scared of terrorism itself, just what it makes politicians do.

Both of which do not attack a particular party, and in view of the poor performance of protecting Americans after Katrina, these remarks have much more basis than:

And the only terrorists I am scared of are democrats.

Regarding a minority party with limited power and influence, and why I posted this:

I am shaking in my shoes that the massive hoards of heavily armed Democrats will march to the hill and take over the country too. Right.

Only to see this reply:

"America is less safe now"
"Bush is going to take away your social security checks"
"Bush is going to take away all your rights"

Good point. Democrats don't use fear-mongering tactics

On the first point, “52% Say U.S. Has Not Become Safer” – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/07/AR2005060700296.html. On the second point, Bush inaccurately asserted that social security was "headed to bankruptcy" by 2042 in his State of the Union Speech, and for even more fear-mongering on the topic:

Only on Fox: "Kill Social Security!"
Promotions for the August 13 edition of Fox News' Forbes on Fox included on-screen text exclaiming "Kill Social Security!" and featuring a Social Security card with "R.I.P." superimposed over it. The Forbes on Fox segment, hosted by David Asman, featured a panel of editors and writers from Forbes magazine discussing the merits of abolishing Social Security.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200508170003

On the third point of individual civil rights – I take it you all support what happened to Terri Schiavo?

Talk about empty rhetoric. I am afraid of where this country is headed far more than terrorists.

 

[Skyhunter]

Ever seen Fahrenheit 9/11? A readily available article went through about http://www.davekopel.org/terror/59Deceits.pdf that were either lies or misconceptions from that documentary. A few months later, he even stopped calling it a documentary faced with overwhelming criticism about his lack of fact-checking. I believe he started calling it a drama instead.

Actually it is called an op-ed, opinion editorial. I saw the movie, the point was to create a dramatic effect. But he is no less credible than the links you refer me to when I ask for sources.

Like I mentioned before, if you want to have serious dialogue you need to have credible sources.

Has anyone here used Fahrenheit 911 as a source for their arguments?

If they have I am not aware of it. Yet here is an example of what you provided me as a 'credible source' to back up this argument.

Being unsure about an administrations policy does not equate with the necessity of declaring imperialism. And ahem... wasnt there a mock impeachment trial in the Congress from the loonies? Err, democrats? I don't know where you get your information but every other second i hear someone in Congress complaining about the administration or questioning every single sentence the President says or NY times says he said (even when it turns out to be a lie on a newspapers part)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061601570.html

This is an op-ed as well, do you understand the difference between a journalist and a columnist?

Between journalism and op-ed?

 

[Smurf]

We'll give you a hint: A columnist is that girl from sex and the city who writes about "twenty-something girls".

 

[McGyver]

More Fearful of Domestic Incidents and Failures

Without a doubt, I am more fearful of financial, physical, emotional and other forms of "harm" emanating from WITHIN the United States - than I am from OUTSIDE sources such as terrorists.

As a population, until we figure this out - we will forever remain in the grips of politically fed paranoia from evil-doers of other parts of the world. When it comes down to it, all of us on Earth all want essentially the same thing, and have the same heirichical needs.

Stephen Dolle
www.diaceph.com