you know this pisses me off more than anything else.
in recent history there have been more viloence from the left wing than the right.
i bet most people can name only one extreme right winger who did the unthinkable to most of the right and that was mcveigh.
at the same time how many names can we rattle off about the left wingers who have done the unthinkable??
acorn i mention these guys because of what they did to the aig employees
bill ares
code pink
black panthers
the list would go on but i wanted to keep the post short.
just for fun tho :
you might be a left wing extremist if you beleive the following:
A left-wing extremist exhibits many, but not necessarily all, of the following attributes:
--believes the United States is a fundamentally negative force in the world.
--believes that American imperialism is the primary cause of Islamic radicalism.
--believes that the decision to go to war in Iraq was not an individual case of monumental stupidity, but a consequence of America’s fundamental
imperialistic nature.
--tends to blame America for the failures of others—i.e. the failure of our NATO allies to fulfill their responsibilities in Afghanistan.
--doesn’t believe that capitalism, carefully regulated and progressively taxed, is the best liberal idea in human history.
--believes American society is fundamentally unfair (as opposed to having unfair aspects that need improvement).
--believes that eternal problems like crime and poverty are the primarily the fault of society.
--believes that America isn’t really a democracy.
--believes that corporations are fundamentally evil.
--believes in a corporate conspiracy that controls the world.
--is intolerant of good ideas when they come from conservative sources.
--dismissively mocks people of faith, especially those who are opposed to abortion and gay marriage.
--regularly uses harsh, vulgar, intolerant language to attack moderates or conservatives. . .
altho this one is better:
Below are top ten reasons for becoming a leftwing extremist. If you fit any of the traits and behaviors profiled in this list, you can receive
instant membership in the party of leftwing extremists and become a candidate for membership in the ACLU, ACORN, MoveOn.org, and the modern Democratic
Party. Please review the list carefully and if the traits listed fit your views, beliefs, or philosophy, then your candidacy is assured. There will
be no score, since giving you a score would make you feel bad in front of your radical friends. Membership is free since the government will pay for
it.
10. You receive the full political and economic support of the federal government. If you need a bailout, subsidy, handout, tax credit,
living allowance, a mortgage with stated income and bad credit, food stamps, and any other monetary help, it is yours for the asking;
9. You can substitute propaganda for truth and still call it truth and factual;
8. You will not be labeled a left wing extremist, radical, liberal, progressive, or any other type of label; you will not be
profiled, because those doing the profiling are of the same persuasion as you;
7. You can jump the waiting line for immigrating into this country and stay here for several years without being caught and still be
a candidate for citizenship;
6. You can maintain a handgun, rifle, or automatic weapon and shoot a border guard and latter bring charges against the guard for
being roughed up or shot at for attempting to escape. You will then receive a sympathetic ear from the federal government, be considered a hero, and
have your false testimony stand in court for convicting the aggressive border guard and have him thrown in prison;
5. You can escape from being in the military and substitute unionism for becoming an average worker instead of being targeted and
recruited by right wing extremists for preserving the U.S. Constitution;
4. You cannot be labeled a racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist, atheist, or antidemocratic;
3. You will not be accused of fueling resurgence in radicalization and recruitment;
2. You would not be a right wing extremist who believes in God, limited government, anti-abortion, free speech, dirty capitalism,
right to bear arms, United States sovereignty, private property, and local government authority;
AND FINALLY…
1. You can be a drone and not worry about thinking for yourself since the government will do that for you, also.
and last but not least the creme de la creme:
newsblaze.com...
follow the link to that its a good read as well.
mod sorry for the long post but if you deem it too long i understand if it gets deleted but i found it googling and wanted to share it.
[edit on 18-4-2009 by neo67]
. Surely being able to speak freely would mean that you could not be
labelled an extremist no matter what side you were on. Or am I just being naive. 
IF a civil war really
were to happen and you are an urban, liberal, gun-o-phobe, your chances of survival would be just about zero. You'd either die of starvation when
your super market is empty after being looted by others like you, those same people will kill you for whatever they think you have (as in Katrina), or
you'll try to head for the countryside only to find the rural, "red", conservatives waiting to protect what they have wisely saved or can produce
for themselves. War over and liberals reduced to a small minority. Chilling proposition ... 
