Jeez don, as I may resemble certain parts of this, I sure hope you don't own a
firearm. John
mga wrote:
> The American fascination with guns (and big trucks and SUV's) accompanies a
> rise in right-wing political extremism. They go hand in hand (no pun
>intended).
>
> Our AM radio stations are full of ultra-conservative talk shows that seem to
> have indoctrinated a rather uncritical naive audience. Rush Limbaugh is the
> most famous of these talk show hosts. Americans are stuck in traffic in
> their cars and just suck this crap up.
>
> Hell, the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates from the
> Republican party are pro-military, anti-environment, allied with the
> right-wing Christian movement, pro-gun rights, anti-conservation, favor
> reducing taxes on the wealthy, anti-abortion, anti-mass transit, strongly
> against drug use, anti-labor union, very pro-corporate, and so on. Hitler
> and Mussolini would have been proud of them! Strangely, the F word
> (fascism) is never mentioned in connection with the current brand of
> extremism that is popular in this country. Chances are the Republicans will
> be elected as they are running ahead in opinion polls throughout the
> country. Not that long ago (pre-Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater),
> Republicans did not represent this type of extremism. And sadly, even the
> Democrats of today are not all that much different than the current
> Republicans.
>
> Just my two cents as an MG owner whose politics are as anachronistic as his
> car.
>
> Don Scott
>
> '62 MGA
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