Prevailing Left blowing wind on ATS (Op/Ed), page 1

Over the past few days I've been watching incidents like this pop up sporadically on this board and in real life.

The administration has sunk to such dismal levels that the supporters now have nothing left to hold on to but the hatred of their percieved "enemies". Instead of waiting for the attacks they're now going on the offensive, which is odd because they really have nothing to whine about.

The most telling example of the sheer idiocy of them is the Iraqi massacre case. Many were happy enough that a US Military investigation cleared the soldiers of wrongdoing, but failed to recognise that they merely shifted the Rules of Engagement. Those troops still shot kids in head, but that's okay so long as it doesnt reflect badly on your political position.

Whether these enemies of the state are the "islamofascists" (FYI: that's one of those trigger words that lets me know you're an idiot) or the homosexuals, single mothers or the mexicans. In the end they're all lumped in with the "dreaded democrats" as Val put it.

It has become evident that people do not have a grasp of the fundamental principles of a democratic society. They're more inclined to give Government all the power they need to fight the "enemies of the state" yet do not question the lack of results. People around the world ask time and time again why Americans get to keep guns... because you were the first to wisen up to principle that government is inherently untrustworthy.

I'll remind you of the premamble to the constitution;

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Now it should read;

We the paranoid masses of the Mexican State, in order to form a more white middle class friendly union, establish justice for the people but not the politicians, insure domestic terror, provide for the common offence on other countries, promote the general welfare of big pharmaceutical companies, and secure the blessings of Pat Robertson to ourselves and our posteriors, do ordain and establish this meaningless document which is overlooked when the stakes are percieved to be high enough.

These colours don't run, but they are for sale to the highest bigger.