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I shouldn't be surprised, but I AM by the intense stupidity among those who attack the military as if it's the only position to take. These folks expect that OF COURSE you agree with them in not trusting the military.

This has nothing to do with the healthy skepticism we all should have regarding government, and everything to do with the need for some to appear cool and unaffected by whatever are the truly important issues of the day.

MoveOn's ad targets those folks, and the MorOns seem to think the US population is made up of like-minded idiots just like those who post at DU.

It's all about point of view. The libs are in complete denial about the post-9/11 world. They try to appeal to Americans' good natures by saying there are no truly evil people in the world other than white men who have some money--everyone else would be getting along just fine if it wasn't for people like George Bush. Islamofascists who kill women and homosexuals? Aw, that's just a few no-goodnicks who REALLY just need a hug, etc.

This mindset infests the left, but they try to pretty it up so the moderate Americans who want to assume the best of anyone.

The libs and these moderates are in denial for one reason only: The truth is scary. The truth is, there is a religioin that is hundreds of millions strong that stands for things we do not. There is a growing infiltration of our nation by people who are different from us, which is not bad in itself until they wish to impose their way on us. There are people who may not support blowing us up, but they do support our "conversion."

As an atheist I frequently run into very hostile atheists who berate me for holding these positions, and I'll repeat something I've posted here before, which is what I say in these situations. I ask if the person agrees that the huge majority of Americans are of a Judeo-Christian background, and they agree. I point out that this means our government on all levels is thus run by folks with this background, and they agree.

I then say, "So if overnight all those followers of the Judeo-Christian traditions were suddenly replaced by Muslims, how would you feel? Do you think our society would be so free, so protective of the rights of diverse people. so free FROM religion?"

(You can predict the reactions I get.)

My point in bringing this up in this context is that MoveOn is doing precisely what I WANT the Left to do. I WANT them to reveal who they really are.

Only by having them come out in the open can we hope to win enough moderates to our cause to insure that when the next 9/11 happens, we will respond as we should, and not as the Democrats would have us respond--which will be by saying we brought this on ourselves.