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Quote of the day: Palin on Obama

Governor accuses Senator of "palling around with terrorists."
Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Sunday, October 5, 2008 01:51 AM

    Mythic-membership level of consciousness

    This is the same mythic-membership level of consciousness - group think - us vs. them - my country right or wrong - good vs. evil - myth instead of rational thought - that is also characteristic of pre-rational Christianity (and pre-rational Islam) (my way is the only way) that Palin seems to inhabit (and Bush II also). Arrested development is a widespread phenom, sad to say.

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