Comments on: The Dreaded ‘S’ Word

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:38:41 +0000

Well, Rikki, I’m not sure it is quite that simple. From what I read, there is a virulent right-wing movement in Europe that is targeting immigrants, similar to the Minutemen here. I’m speaking here of Jean-Marie Le Pen and Joerg Haider, among others. And I believe that Europe suffers from the phenomenon of the Neo-Nazis, just as America does. While I would agree that Americans are probably among the worlds’ most entertained and least educated peoples, I’m not sure where they rank on a scale of populations. One of the driving forces behind the rise of the religious right in this country is a rejection of the principles of the Enlightenment, which is also true of the followers of Osama bin Laden.

By: rikki pune

rikki pune — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:25:55 +0000

Americans are poorly educated in comparison to Western Europe. They don’t know much about political and economic systems. The fundamentalist Christian right-wing is keeping this stupidity to higher proportions. Using religion to cover up ideological agenda is an abomination. America has to undergo the “Enlightenment”, what Europe went through centuries ago. Otherwise it will stagnate in ignorance just like the fundamentalist arab countries.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:43:43 +0000

Indeed it could, which is why I raised my tiny voice in an attempt to alert anyone who might be interested. Desperate times result in desperate actions. Those who believe in the Christian Apocalypse and the End Times and those who make logical fallacies when confronted with facts (like the right-wing populists) pose a serious danger to all of us.

By: june

june — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:13:17 +0000

I am always amazed and frankly, a bit scared, at how little we’ve changed over the course of history. I watch documentaries about pre-WWII Germany over and over as a study in group psychology during hard economic times. It could happen here.