I guess the best analogy of this is by looking at how some splinter churches are started. The pastor comes upon some epiphany, and goes and starts a church based on that particular principle. Now, that is not bad per se, it is just that it takes more to having a church than just one principle (unless that principle is Jesus Christ).
Buchanan (in my humble opinion) started in the same way. With a seed idea ...a core principle ...that made sense. The problem is one cannot have a holistic movement based on just one thing. The same thing can be seen on the liberal side by comparing the Democrats with the Green party folk.
Sorry if it seemed i was ribbing at Buchanan. I find him rather weird (well, quite weird LOL), but the reason i chose him was because he was the best example i could come up with (mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa).
As for the Stormfront kooks ....and converting them to a saner level of thought. I don't know. I am not saying it is impossible, it is just that many of them have been indoctrinated from their youth to think like that. It is like someone coming and trying to make you or me to convert to Islam .....it would take a miracle for me to even consider such a ridiculous thing. Now, I believe that the leaders of such kook groups are not really the same as their believers. I think the leaders belong in them for power (and to some extent money). Hating jews and minorities is just a paycheck and powerbase for them. But the 'rabble' ....the 'average people' in the kook groups. Those are the guys who are indoctrinated.
For example ...grab one and ask them why they hate jews! They would not be able to give a single concrete answer. And if you pushed them for an answer they'd break out with vitriol and start calling you names. Same thing for minorities. An asian man was shot outside a school some years ago, and the shooter couldn't say why he shot the guy apart from the fact the guy was asian. It is a form of mindless evil controlled by their leaders (the leaders are totally lucid).
I just pray the viking kitties dig their claws really deep in their behinds.
I find SF types to be more unreasonable than Nation of Islam types, but they have issues all the same.
Lol, I'm finding that lots of people think Pat's weird. I think he's just getting old, age wise. Someone here not too long ago said he is bitter. I don't know about that, but he's written some things that concern me about his line of thinking lately. He should just go play golf and enjoy his golden years.
I'm interested in how and why people develop hateful attitudes, and go on to join such organizations. I think it begins at home. I wouldn't engage in a conversation with a skinhead. Not only would it be futile, but it could also be dangerous.
The Viking Kitties will stay on top of what's coming. Besides the SF wackos, this site is going to get hit with all the other jerks as election day rolls around. Just wait until W wins his second term ;-)