The Delusions of the Last Rightwing Remnant: Freerepublic.com

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The Delusions of the Last Rightwing Remnant: Freerepublic.com --The Rec Report --By Michael Rectenwald 20 Mar 2007

On Freerepublic.com, we find those who still believe in the Bush agenda: the war, the insurgency, the domestic agenda, and yes, even in the reliability of the Bush propaganda machine. Here we find the few who find no irony in the language of the Bush regime. They see nothing ironic about the fact that the original mame for the war in Iraq was Operation Iraqi Liberation, the acronym for which is O.I.L.--that is, before it was changed to cover up the inauspicious and inadvertent revelation of its true purpose. They see no irony in the idea of liberating a country from a dictator, and then using his former prisons to torture its citizens. They see no irony in calling the 'enemy' ruthless killers, even as they have bombed and ruthlessly killed many times more people than the enemy. They see no irony in trumpeting a war against terrorism, even as their state terrorism has precipitated a bloody civil war that has drastically added to terrorism's ranks. They see no irony in the fact that they no longer know who the enemy is, and instead hope to secure the enemy from the enemy's enemy...

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The freepers suggest that in a subsequent Rec Report, I have 'backtracked' from my original "10-Point Plan," because I am afraid that my having written it will somehow disqualify me from getting tenure. This charge is actually charmingly naïve. But, I should like to educate the Busheviks about something called "academic freedom," which, unlike the freedumb (freedom to be dumb) avowed on Freerepublic.com, actually allows one to have a reasoned opinion that differs from that of the king-and-priest mob that stones dissenters. ...This same kind of mob would have supported another idiot king named "George" against the revolutionary forces. In short, this same kind of mob has always worked against the best self-interests of its own individual members. This same mob is a dangerous cabal with members that include dangerous, prominent politicians.

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There's much more in the essay - Mike really socks it to the Freepers! :woohoo:

[AX10]

1. rec_report, if you want to see real vile right wing delusion...

you should check out Charlie Daniels "soapbox" section on his website. He posts weekly rantings about how the war in Iraq "must be won" and those who oppose making Christianity the national religion are "anti-Christian biggots" and so forth....

:puke:

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7. Unreal... Daniels' views are *delusional!*

I will check out his 'Soapbox' section, when I'm in the mood for a good (Reichwing-induced) laugh!

[EstimatedProphet]

17. Charlie Daniels is one of the driving forces of Redneck Country

He's one of, if not the main, reason that country music gets stereotyped with the image of the Neanderthal knuckle-dragger redneck that starts barfights for fun.

It's a shame really. I am not much of a fan of country music but it's far more diverse than that. However, he writes music to beat people with a crowbar by IMO.

[NanceGreggs]

2. One GREAT READ in its entirety!

:kick: and RECOMMENDED!!!

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4. Thank you so much, Nance! n/t

[deepthought42]

3. Sock it to them! K&R!

Fucking creeps... :grr:

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5. Thank you! The Freepers heaped tons of vitriol on Mike for his previous...

essays, but I think he took care of them w. this Rec Report!
Polar Bear

[deepthought42]

6. I would not want to meet one in person...

:evilgrin:

Welcome to DU! :hi:

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8. Thank you, deepthought42! n/t

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9. MAnn Coulter needs to read this essay, LOL! n/t

[deepthought42]

11. *LOL* You're assuming she could comprehend it. I doubt it! n/t

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13. Good point! It's clearly over MAnn's head... :) n/t

[MGD]

10. I love reminding people that the colonial Loyalists were conservatives

and the revolutionaries who ultimately forged our country with their blood, sweat,and tears were raging liberals. A conservative is, has always been, and will always be a man with two perfectly good legs who refuses to use them to walk forward.

[PerfectSage]

12. We call them United Empire Loyalists in Canada.

[MGD]

14. In America, we have called them many things over the past 231 years.

Their loyalty to a monarch named George and their antipathy for freedom, equality, and Democracy seems strangely familiar.

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16. Yes, and today we call them Reichwing maggots. n/t

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15. LOL, check out this post about this essay on their board:

Posted By PJ-Comix:
'I know about the NUttie Professor's latest treatise attack on the FR but I think I'll have to wait until morning to DUFU it. I just finished working over an hour on another article (soon to appear in the FR I hope) and the constant sipping of wine while I was writing is starting to catch up with me. Better to wait until the AM when I am properly caffeinated.' LOL!!

I told Mike that a DU poster 'needs caffeine' before he can respond to his essay. He said, "You bet your a*s he does. That and an education."
:rofl:

Polar Bear

[EstimatedProphet]

18. Didn't he misspell "whine"?

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19. LOL! Yes, yes he did!!

:rofl:

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20. Oops!!! I meant to say, I told Mike that a *Freeper* said he...

needed caffeine before he can respond to his essay, not a DUer needing the caffeine!
Polar Bear