It is foolishness to assume that all of the more than 320 million people who are citizens of this country, and the more-than-a-billion people who are not, are all as clueless and ignorant as (say) Fox News portrays them.
Most assuredly, they are not.
And believe it or not, throughout American history this sort of fight against tyranny has been going on. Don't believe me? Here's a speech given by Adlai Stevenson in the 1950's:
"Let's face it. Let's talk sense to the American people. Let's tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pains, that there -- that we are now on the eve of great decisions, not easy decisions, like resistance when you're attacked, but a long, patient, costly struggle which alone can assure triumph over the great enemies of man -- war, poverty, and tyranny -- and the assaults upon human dignity which are the most grievous consequences of each.
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The people are wise, wiser than the Republicans think.
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That, that, I -- I think, is our ancient mission. Where we have deserted it, we have failed. [...] Better we lose the election than mislead the people, and better we lose than misgovern the people."
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The enemy that we face now is WITHIN our gates, firmly but not inextricably entrenched within the halls of our own government.
Has this sort of thing happened to human beings before? Yes.
Can we actually do something about it? Yes.




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Posted September 17, 2007 | 06:15 PM (EST)