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Originally posted by Torone@Mar 20 2003, 04:42 PM
Rox,
"Bush took an oath to protect the Constitution, first and foremost; I see it being trashed and disregarded before my very eyes. So how can I pretend he's what I consider a leader who represents me? "
Say what? Please document that statement about the Constitution or retract it. I know that you and your people believe that 'if you tell a lie loud enough and often enough, people will begin to believe it'; but that is a statement that is not only patently ridiculous, it verges on being criminal and Anti-American. Do you really believe that your cohorts would let something that pass; or are you just plain ignorant of the Constitution; or is it a deliberate lie?
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First off, who exactly are are you referring to as my "people" or "cohorts?"
Unlike most Americans, I make it a point to listen to ALL sides of an issue and make my own decisions. Then again, I actually make it a point to work at educating myself instead of forming opinions with nothing more to go on than what's on television or Clear Channel syndicated radio talk shows.
My statement is a lie? I fail to see how anyone can look at the USA PATRIOT Act and not see the blatant disregard for our constitutional rights, for starters. John Ashcroft covered up the bare breast of a
statue, for fuck's sake -- all of a sudden Lady Justice is obscene? And our "fearless leader" stood by and let this happen. How can an intelligent American NOT feel like they're watching the country go directly to shit?
As for the rest of the politicians allowing such bullshit to pass, why wouldn't they? They're all more concerned with their own careers... God (big G, of course) forbid they stand up for what's RIGHT and take the risk of being called unpatriotic or anti-American, especially when the public is falling all over themselves, waving their flags and rushing to give up their civil liberties as long as the government can "make them safe."
Most people are lazy and stupid, and politicians like them that way, so they encourage them to remain so. I'm not playing that game.
So no, I don't retract it. It's not seditious, it's not treasonous and it's not a lie. It's the opinion I've formed by looking at the facts and making my own judgments. As an American, I'm still allowed to say I think the president and his administration are a bunch of arrogant, elitist pricks who think that their idea of what's good for America and the rest of the world is more important than respecting the opinions of, and truly representing, ALL Americans.
Last edited by Rox at Mar 20 2003, 06:03 PM