Bush's Shrinking Safety Zone

[DanaC]

Dana, just where do you come off sneering and smartassing? Have you ever lived in a totalitarian society, sister? I have. I didn't like it, and count myself fortunate that I had the option to quit. The lesson it taught me was that while there are places for totalitarian organizations within a society -- armies, whose totalitarian organization permits them to function even when heavily damaged -- that it is absolutely no way to organize a nation that's worth living in.

Too many people around here have never even tried to discover this for themselves. The least you could bloody do is reread 1984.

First off brother I don't need to live in a totalitarian society in order to have a viewpoint. Secondly, I don't recall ever advocating a totalitarian society as a good place to live think you may be referring to my wanting not to live in a totalitarian world where only American values were deemed acceptable. And last but not least, I've read 1984 very recently thankyou. I could recite much of it to you verbatim. Animal Farm too. I'm a huge George Orwell fan. Might I remind you that it was a piece of fiction. Well written an with some very good points to make, but fiction nonetheless.

Of course I suspect old Georgey Boy may well have recognised his tale in our current permanent enemy and permanent war. We have always been at war with Saddam. We have always been at war with Islam. Giving up civil liberties will protect our freedom. The victim is the perpetrator. bb speak malreported Iraq rectify. Miniplenty malquoted chocolate rectify. Welcome to new speak.