This only applies if you're a Republican. If you're a Democrat, you can say just about anything you want, however outrageous, without regard for the truth. In other words, there's a double-standard.
Of course to my understanding of the former witch trials, the burden of disproof was always on the accused, not the accuser.
I thought it was the Palin-wannabe down in DE who had the witch trial.
First rate! An excellent essay, well-written, and your comparison is a winner. thanks.
I thought that your essay made a valid point. You will see this type of scapegoating quite often in society, in this case it might backfire on the accusers. It only works if enough people just go along with it.
Very good!
Isolate your enemy, then systematically destroy them, using lies, misinformation and propaganda. “The end always justifies the means” for the “Greater Good”. Lies are totally acceptable and necessary to destroy your opposition.
Amerika has turned the corner and is not capable of identifying what is happening to itself. The countdown has started.
It’s quite easy to determine if Palin is really a witch.
Just see if she weighs more than a duck.
All Palin has to do is emulate Ben Franklin in front of the Privy Council.
“...Franklin endured the coarse abuse of Wedderburne, and ill-manners of the lords, with the calmness of a philosopher. Not an emotion was manifested in his face. He was sustained by a consciousness of his own integrity and the justice of the cause to which he was a martyr. He felt that in this abuse of himself, as public envoy presenting a respectful petition, the British government were offering a gross insult to a great and loyal colony; and not to that colony alone, but to British American colonies from the St. Lawrence to the St. Mary’s. He felt a conviction in that hour of trial that not only his own honor, but the wisdom and patriotism of the people he represented would be fully vindicated by the calm judgment of mankind.”
Nice work. Send it elsewhere, like to your local paper. Maybe they’ll run it.
You may want to expand on this point if you go for larger publication. The real story that seems to be developing is that all of this "witch hunt" is to distract from the fact that the sheriff's department knew that Loughner was a dangerous loon, and not only did nothing to stop him, but actively discouraged people from filing charges. The likely motive: one or both parents are active in the local government (the mother for sure, and it's rumored, but not confirmed that Loughner's father works for the Child Protective Services).
Very good. Thanks for your thoughts.
Well done, and right on the money.
¨Silver Shamrock¨ ping.