Religion, Hate, & The Reactionary Right It seems like I've been only posting about the racial intolerance of the right the past few days. The
July 10, 2005

Religion, Hate, & The Reactionary Right

It seems like I've been only posting about the racial intolerance of the right the past few days.

The blurring of the distinction between the religion Islam and the Islamic fundamentalism of Salafis is reaching a point of alarm. The Telegraph conducted an online survey of Britons from throughout the U.K. with questions related to the attack and its aftermath.

The results indicate that the average Briton currently has a high opinion of Blair's response, as well as the performance of emergency services. The intelligence services don't fare so well, but support for the British presence in Iraq has received a jump. This one may be more complicated than simple rally-around-the-flag nationalism, given the new evidence that the Brits are planning their withdrawal, which I wrote on here.

I support the Brits, and I personally have a higher opinion of Blair than before the attacks. I think he will do exactly what is best for the British people, if for no other reason than that he must. In order to do this he will have to address this trend: Read on...

 
 
How I became an ex-conservative   unlawful combatant
 
For 20+ years, I was a Republican. Back then, I didn't like the "share-the-wealth" thinking the Democrats seemed to embrace. I voted for Ronald Reagan twice.
 
Then I saw an interesting graph regarding the National Debt. It showed how well Bill Clinton had done, and how poorly the Republican presidents on both sides of him had done. Bush had done MUCH worse. Considering I voted AGAINST Bill Clinton, this gave me pause. I began researching economic statistics, and economic principles. planning their withdrawal, which I wrote on here.

I support the Brits, and I personally have a higher opinion of Blair than before the attacks. I think he will do exactly what is best for the British people, if for no other reason than that he must. In order to do this he will have to address this trend: Read on...

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