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People Can Be Scary
Sep. 27th, 2007 12:14 pmThis article, Neocons on a Cruise: What Conservatives Say When They Think We Aren't Listening, made the rounds a few months back, came to mind recently.
There are a signifigant number of people out there who think hordes of "terrorists" are going to invade America and force us all to live by fundamentalist Islamic law. Many of these people think this is already happening in Europe. (see: America Alone, or better, don't see it.)
This belief is without any kind of basis in fact. It is, frankly, not true in any sense. Yet this fear continues to drive many people. If you doubt me, read some of the reviews of the book on Amazon.
People are voting and making policy on the basis of a fear we're going to be invaded by "terrorists" and "islamofacists". And people are actively pushing that idea. No matter how stupid or obviously false it is.
There are a signifigant number of people out there who think hordes of "terrorists" are going to invade America and force us all to live by fundamentalist Islamic law. Many of these people think this is already happening in Europe. (see: America Alone, or better, don't see it.)
This belief is without any kind of basis in fact. It is, frankly, not true in any sense. Yet this fear continues to drive many people. If you doubt me, read some of the reviews of the book on Amazon.
People are voting and making policy on the basis of a fear we're going to be invaded by "terrorists" and "islamofacists". And people are actively pushing that idea. No matter how stupid or obviously false it is.
