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A local LP group invited me to a coalition against the war and for protection of constitutional freedoms. No LP types were there. I went today, Saturday evening. It was clear to me the ANSWER and NION group leaders couldn't care less about the abuse of civil liberties of Moslems. It was clear to me that they just hope they can create domestic warfare and conflict between the Moslems and right wing establishment. The Moslem immigrants were clearly nervous and uncertain about how they were being used. The white liberal leaders lamented that so many in the Moslem community were pro-war and needed to be further victimized to heighten their consciousness of the world struggle.
The strategy is clearly divide and conquer.
Will the protestors try to bring down the internet on Feb 15? This might be an operational issue for Jim Rob to consider. Will the protestors try acts of violence as well as acts of disruption? I'll bet the greater threat is from these white liberal crazies than from the Moslems.
Top Ten Reasons Rangel (and other liberals) Want to Bring Back the Draft:
1) Promotes the herd mentality among young people (a continuation of the 12 years of institutionalization in the public school system).
2) Replaces the spirit of volunteerism, opportunity and patriotism with compulsory service to the gov't (a liberals's dream!)
3) Allows the gov't to register and track every male (females too?) and to manipulate all young adults with the promise of civilian alternative service or an exemption.
4) Creates a vast new gov't bureaucracy with the 'universal civilian service' component. All Americans would begin their careers working for the govt' for 2 or 3 years.
5) Promotes the myth of equal treatment yet creates a system inevitably rife with unequal treatment and corruption, exemptions and ruses. Bound to create more hostility between races and income groups.
6> Fans the flames of anti-war feeling, by threatening compulsory service for those opposed to war or a particular war (whether by sincere conscience or because they are &*%##!!* commies!)
7) Makes local Congressmen (like Rep. Rangel) more powerful, as they can barter cushy civilian sector service jobs for sons and daughters of their friends/contributors.
8> Our military is currently based on professionalism -- starting only with the most motivated (volunteers), then paring this group down to those most phsically and mentally fit for the toughest combat assignments. A universal draft would stand this policy on its head.
9) Chelsea could launch her public service career by serving as head of the new CCAHCAMLOTSMG (Civilian Corps for the Abatement of Hate Crimes and Monitoring of Language Offensive To Selected Minority Groups). She'll get full military rank, live Sgt. Shriver, that other Kennedy friend.
10) It would bring back the 60's!! (Where'd I put my green tambourine, dude?)
One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called “weasel words.” When a weasel sucks eggs the meat is sucked out of the egg. If you use a “weasel word” after another there is nothing left of the other.
-- Theodore Roosevelt
Speech, May 31, 1916,
St. Louis, Missouri.
Works, vol. 24 (1926).
Referring to Woodrow Wilson´s proposal for “universal voluntary military training.”