Posted on 11/18/2010 7:32:00 AM PST by wheresmyusa
First, they took on the political establishment in Congress. Now, tea partiers have trained their sights on a new and insidious target: local planning and zoning commissions, which activists believe are carrying out a global conspiracy to trample American liberties and force citizens into Orwellian "human habitation zones."
At the root of this plot is the admittedly sinister-sounding Agenda 21, an 18-year-old UN plan to encourage countries to consider the environmental impacts of human development. Tea partiers see Agenda 21 behind everything from a septic tank inspection law in Florida to a plan in Maine to reduce traffic on Route 1. The issue even flared up briefly during the midterms, when Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes accused his Democratic opponent of using a bike-sharing program to convert Denver into a "United Nations Community." In the tea partiers’ dystopian vision, the increased density favored by planners to allow for better mass transit becomes compulsory "human habitation zones."
Agenda 21 paranoia has swept the tea party scene, driving activists around the country to delve into the minutiae of local governance. And now that the midterm elections are over, they're descending on planning meetings and transit debates, wielding PowerPoints about Agenda 21, and generally freaking out low-level bureaucrats with accusations about their roles in a supposed international conspiracy.
(Excerpt) Read more at motherjones.com ...
I was thinking of the Mayor, but I dkn?
i was just kidding
(2 - Generally Agree) — Since human life begins at conception, the only reason why an abortion should be allowed at any stage of a pregnancy is to prevent the death of the mother.
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Who wrote that?
Thats what you said on your conservative jobs profile...I have access to all of the surveys...
Yes, and you all are some of my favorite nutjob freepers. You all “get it” and I always enjoy your posts.
It is too bad that I do not have a whole lot of company around here. As conservative as my state is, not a whole lot of people “get it”.
It seems that all that matters around here is “Just don’t mess with the Iron Bowl”. We were sarcastically joking last week that the bottom could fall out, but fans would insist the game go on.
Then I shall change it, it must have been a slip of my keyboard (do you really think I believe that)? HONESTLY!?
>>As conservative as my state is, not a whole lot of people “get it”.<<
I’m not positive but I think to ‘get it’, you have to be willing to consider the possibility of there being some truth in all conspiracies, not just dismiss then out of hand.
Our constant search for truth enables us to put the pieces together quicker than the purist non-believers.
you could be a rape incest guy...
No
Dot connecting is our friend. :-)
Some conspiracies just explain themselves in facts.
btw... your overall conservative score on that survey was one of the very highest in the country (even with your ‘generally agree’ answer) good job!!!!
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