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Old 02-07-2015, 03:51 PM
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If you believe what you see in many of these responses you could come to that conclusion. People seem to let their political slant conveniently overlook the root causes of the Great Recession and the War in Iraq.
I talked to a neighbor who was a sniper in Iraq. He said that for the most part Iraqi's want us to fight their fight. Remember Saddam had the conflict among Shiites and Sunnis under control.
I actually haven't seen this level of political fervor since the "McCarthy Era" when many were labelled "Communists". No internet and three TV channels tempered some of that.
Whatever happened to the "Peace and Love" generation of the 60's?
Perhaps they've grown old and angry.
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history." Wilhelm Hegel
Great post and I'll add to your quote, "Of course fascism will arrive in the United States, it will be described as patriotism." That nationalistic fervor is what propelled the Nazi party to control ww2 Germany!