People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals...

"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it."

That quote from Men in Black about sums up today's society. Americans today get their news and information from a variety of sources, the problem is that we either cannot or will not take the time to think about or check the information or source we are digesting. We see or hear the data and based on our perception of the world, make a judgement as to believe or dismiss the content of the data. Sometimes we make that call based on if the news is good or bad to our position in the political realm.

Today, for my political position, I find little favorable news. The man in the White House, the leadership of the Senate and the House all seemed hell bent on reshaping America into something that most of us never intended or expected America to become.

Our forefathers took up arms against, not just a tax on tea but against their perception that their "Rights as British Citizens" were being violated. No representation in Parliament for anything. Taxes, choice of appointees of government positions, providing housing for British soldiers etc. was forced upon them with no means for a redress of grievances anywhere.

We now fast forward to today. We have representation, we also have a growing sense that this representation is not only working for their own political and monetary gains and gains of their contributors, but they are moving this country away for our own identity and sovereignty and pulling us down from being a leader in the world, to be just another group equal to the lowest common denominator of the rest.

Their approach is both subtle and in your face. Obama stated he was for "wealth redistribution because it is fair", on the other hand they play up one crisis and slip things by while we're not looking, i.e. pork spending in the "stimulus" package.

"The consequences of a prolonged economic downturn — including real estate foreclosures, unemployment, and an inability to obtain credit — could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities,”

That was the quote from the now infamous DHS "secretly leaked" memo. Interestingly it leaked days before the planned "Tea Parties".

This should appear to anyone thinking that these statements are an attempt to paint opposition voices as the "New Jews". People to be feared and marginalized and roadblocks to the government's ability to deal with crisis and ease the suffering of the population.

An attempt by one group of people to scapegoat another group is a an long standing practice to divert attention for what you are really doing. It locks the blame for part of societies ills on one group and allows you to tamper in other areas while everyone is distracted. It also leads to dehumanizing those individuals, indicating that they are inferior or dangerous. This step can lead to the justification of stereotyping and allows those doing the scapegoating to have a feeling of innocence and unity and prevent them from looking at a rational explanation for the cause of whatever the conflict is.

Liberals, let's not even say liberals, some people do not want the facts of some issues. They either cannot follow the thought process that leads from A to B to C or they have a more sinister agenda in mind that usually involves you losing or subjugating some if not all of your freedoms.