Re: (OT) Fanatics ARE a problem. Complacency WILL do us in!

[tEd ® KiLLiAn <tedkillian@charter.net>]

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
 
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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