Letters to the Editor
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This is the most important paragraph:
All of this may seem jumbled and inconsistent but it is actually quite coherent and clear. Neoconservatives do not believe in any limits on their power. Their mission in the world is so important and so Good that anyone devoted to is, by definition, a hero, a Warrior, on the side of Good. By definition, a neocosnervative cannot be guilty. Only those who accuse neoconservatives of wrongdoing or who seek to impede them are the guilty parties.
I don't think the general population quite understands yet how deep this type of thinking goes in neoconservative circles. They do not believe in democracy, they do not believe in people governing themselves at any level.
They believe that this country should be ruled by a group of wise elites (themselves, naturally), because only they have the strength and vision to rule correctly.
Because their cause is right and just, they feel obligated to lie to, mislead, and manipulate Americans so that the people support their agenda.
While their action seems like hypocracy to those of us in the reality-based community, their actions seem completely justified and rational to themselves, because they serve a just cause.
There's an interesting parallel to be drawn here between neocons and suicide-bombers. Both believe their cause is so righteous that any action taken in support of it -- not matter how reprehensible -- is completely justified.
I hope that people are starting to wake up to this and recognizing the threat to American democracy the neocons represent.