The "German soldier" analogy hits the nail on the head. But growing up, I was taught that the one good thing we could take away, was what can happen if no one questions authority, and blindly follows it.
I didn't think we would ever see a repeat of this in our time.
>>I wholehearted agree. I have trouble understanding the justifications used by fundamentalist muslims. I'm having a much bigger problem understanding the right here in the US. And these are, our own people. Their message gets stronger and stronger everyday. You see some of the people from the south on this board.
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>>They are able to rationalize anything, I do mean anything, so long as it advances their main goals. The fact that grown people in the US in the 21st century are fighting because they believe the skys are going to open any day and rescue them is more then un believeable. It's surreal.
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>>If they had beliefs like the nutzos who thought that they needed to kill themselves so they can go visit the spaceship, no problem. But they have an agenda to rule the world. Can you tell me one other time in our lifetime that another religious group claimed to get calls from the whitehouse during important votes?
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>No, I can't and it's pretty scary. It's a matter of "I'm right, you're wrong".
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>The part that scares me is the certitude that they exhibit their belief. When I was growing up, I learned the analogy of the "Good German Soldier". You know, the guy who unquestionally obeyed orders. That's what's going on now.
(On an infant's shirt): Already smarter than Bush