The Onion becomes reality
A few reasons why this country is really a democratic republic and not a direct-
elect democracy:
from the AP
They found that 48 percent of respondents agreed the government should have the
freedom to monitor religious groups in the interest of national security - even
if that means infringing upon the religious freedom of the group's members.
Forty-two percent said the government should have more authority to monitor
Muslims.
The survey also found a significant dip in the number of people who believe newspapers should freely criticize the U.S. military about its strategy and performance. Fifty-seven percent were supportive this year, compared to 69 percent in 2001.
Seven in 10 respondents agreed newspapers should publish freely, a slight drop from 2001. Those less likely to support newspaper rights included people without a college education, Republicans, and evangelicals, the survey found. [emphasis mine]
I never thought I would live in a time in which the essentials of this country
would be assaulted from within. Freedom of Speech and Religion are such a
fundamental right in this country, this saddens me beyond any amount of news
about the "War on Iraq". Those who first came to this
country were religious outsiders who were "strange" and "outsiders" who uprooted themselves repeatedly to find the freedoms
they needed. All of you who said the First Amendment sometimes went too far
take this for granted. The real power of democracy is challenging the system,
forcing the government to respect all people's views. This poll reflects what I
have thought about America for some time: they are sheep that only want to be
coddled in their McMansions and Suburban Assault Vehicles, isolated from the
world. You are beholden to none, like a spoiled child who does not see beyond
the edge of his block, who cries out of pure greed and selfishness.
The survey also found a significant dip in the number of people who believe newspapers should freely criticize the U.S. military about its strategy and performance. Fifty-seven percent were supportive this year, compared to 69 percent in 2001.
Seven in 10 respondents agreed newspapers should publish freely, a slight drop from 2001. Those less likely to support newspaper rights included people without a college education, Republicans, and evangelicals, the survey found. [emphasis mine]
So go ahead, place decal flags on your cars, cry on September 11, 2002. Cry out war slogans in true chicken-hawk manner. Because, in your mind, you are a true Patriot, and I am just some young naïve kid - full of wild views on the world.
You make me sick.
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