Originally posted by Kazan
Unemployement -> All time Highs
Foreign Policy -> What Allies (only the british govt.. everyone else in the 'coalition of the willing' was coerced with threats of losing their foreign aid from us)
Hmm, threats of the removal of foreign aid. I doubt very much Spain needed any aid from us, and they left. Of course, all they really did was send the terrorists a message that they won. There's already another thread on this, so I'll leave it be.
Constitution Getting shiat on constantly by the current administration
Bad Domestic and Global Environmental, Economic and Social Policy
All out assault on the education system
Education has been a thorn in the side of every administration for decades. I didn't expect **** to do much about that. No one does, to my eternal chagrin.
As far as I see, the Constitution hasn't been rewritten yet. Blatantly ignored in some cases (Guantanamo bay, perhaps).
So person A forcing their religion on you doesn't bother you
Who's forcing their religion on me? I don't see myself being punished for not going to any particular church.
Please, please, please tell me this isn't about that "under God" nonsense....
Harm to the environment doesn't affect you
This one's a toughie as I found myself "punished" for critiquing Brazil about their policy of razing the rainforest as quickly as possible. There are few cultures on this planet that can claim to be totally "environment friendly". And I mean
few . This administration could do a much better job of lessening environmental impacts on a national scale.
The problem isn't going to be the developed nations over the next 20 years, it will be all the 3rd world nations entering their respective Industrial ages virtually simultaneously. We could also share pollution controlling technology with those nations.
The rise in the crime rate due to higher poverty (direct affect of bad economy, indirect affect of the assault on the education system, indirect affect of increased fundamentalism)
Conversely, the rise in white-collar crimes as well. Crime is a result of survival or greed, something that spreads equally across all income brackets.
The rise in the crime rate due to higher levels of mental immaturity/illness/instability (direct affect of rise in fundamentalism, assault on education system)
This is ludicrous.
Loss of Personal Freedoms (USA PATRIOT, other - PS PATRIOT act is a functional duplicate of Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution)
Yes, I've lost the freedom to carry firearms and nail clippers on airplanes.
Imposition of fundamentalist christianity upon you via legislation
What is the difference between fundamentalist christianity and christianity? I recall no law being passed that says I have to follow any religion I don't want to. Nobody arrests me for not going to church, or covering my head in the presence, or praying a certain number of times per day, or wearing my beard a certain length.
Increase crime rate due to racism/sexism/homophibia (direct affect of rise in fundamentalism)
Three things which have existed since time out of mind. See, not everyone is going to be thrilled about successful women, blacks getting the right to vote, and homosexual couples holding hands in public. Some people are going to put up a fight about it because they don't know any better. Each generation is going to become progressively more accepting of racial mixing, sexual equality, and sexual diversity, but it will not happen overnight. You're seeing an increase in crimes related to this because the victims of such crimes are much more in the public eye.
Increase in domestic abuse, decrease in female self-confident (fundamentalism)
To quote my mother: "The only thing a man can do that I can do is piss up a rope". Now, you go ahead and tell me women are losing their confidence.
Need I keep going on, the fact that you cannot see these things means you're not paying attention
I do see the subjects behind your points, but I also disagree with them. Different perspective, perhaps.
Eliminate the CAUSE of all those problems - first we need to chop the fundamentalist movement's head off - ie vote **** and is neoconservative war council out of office
Exactly what I said as well. That's power. Walking around angry about things out of my immediate control is..counterproductive.
Raising awareness in people around you is what you do on a message board - the last thing the fundamentalist movement wants is people knowing what they're up to blatantly they want people brainwashed, not analyzing their motives and affects
Unfortunately for the fundamentalists you speak of, there's a thing called the First Amendment which they are utterly powerless to overturn. As long as that exists, they will fail.
People who subscribe to "Was Ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß" are extremely irritating, and are exactly what allowed hitler to get into the position he was in when he seized power and started the camps
I am so not going to dignify
that with a reply.
