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Hmmmm. Seem to be in the wrong loop here..... Fanatics? Bad news, whatever the flavour; muslim, christian, hindi, buddhist, zionist, US, UK, U2, UI.... What's it got to do with this forum though? Free the bandwidth! Dave George Ludwig wrote: > Well said, Ted. > > On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 10:34 AM, tEd ® KiLLiAn <tedkillian@charter.net > <mailto:tedkillian@charter.net>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > While to be honest, the article DOES have some prominent historical > omissions, (the absence of USA and UK military "sins" of > colonialism, military-adventurism and covert geo-political > "meddling" being only the most glaring) it's main point is > absolutely and totally spot on. > > That's why (after reading it here) I posted a link to the original > this morning on Facebook as part of a comment there. > > I say "original" because, like a lot of things on the net, this > article was NOT by "Emanuel Tanay, MD" as it turns out. > > A little bit of investigation does wonders. > > It was written in 2006 and posted first here: > ><http://cjunk.blogspot.com/2006/02/why-peaceful-majority-is-irrelevant.html> > > The honored Dr. Tanay is a very real and prominent person (and a > holocaust survivor to boot). > > He apparently read the article and shared it with others . . . and > at some point in the chain of continued online sharing it eventually > got attributed to him. > > It was written by a Canadian gentleman and politico-blogger, Paul > Marek, who (ironically) comes from the conservative side of the > spectrum himself. > > Funny how things happen isn't it? > > However, the first thing that struck me about the article (besides > the general verity of its thesis) was how much it reminded me of the > way certain parties have so recently been behaving at those > health-care reform "town-hall" meetings being held around the US. > > We've got shouting angry mobs showing up, carrying sticks, waving > signs (with some even wearing side-arms) calling Obama a > grandma-killing Nazi while themselves behaving like Brownshirts. > > Go figure, but it's true. > > The world keeps turning and history keeps repeating itself. > > Where are the rational voices (assuming there sill are some) on the > conservative thinking side of things who will stand up and call > these people what they are? > > I am not a raving liberal myself. > > I am smack dab in the middle, personally, aiming to think clearly > and do what's right, and only leaning somewhat to the left. > > When it comes to politicians, I am nobody's "true believer." > > But before we tear apart the article for what it leaves out (and > it's glaring OFF-TOPIC-NESS) let us all consider what it **SAYS**. > > That's the point. > > Isn't it? > > Best, > > Ted Killian > > > On Sep 7, 2009, at 4:39 AM, Tim Watson wrote: > > Subject: Fwd: NOT A JOKE History of : Fanatics > > > > > > -- > -George > > http://www.myspace.com/georgeludwigmusic > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.81/2350 - Release Date: >09/06/09 17:51:00 >