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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
hmm. all seem awkward. fair enough, salon ;)
what's clear is that true patriots aren't afraid to criticize what they love in the hopes of improving it.
this is sorta, y'know, the american way and the entire purpose of democracy.
dead-enders like palin aren't comfortable with gray areas and want to pretend that being a "good american" means submitting mindlessly to orders and ideas from the an authoritarian state.
it's a reprise of the whole "with us or against us" / "if you have reservations about this war you want the terrorists to win" / "freedom fries" line of total bullshit the neocons trotted out before the invasion of Iraq to stifle discussion, debate, and dissent—those practices vital to any true democracy.
and look how that turned out.
this is all an aside, really. the charges are ludicrous and unbecoming a true statesperson. but, again, it's really all the implicit assumptions in the method and tone of attack that really get my attention.
big brother/sister, anyone?
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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