"Pete" wrote:

We often wonder how Hitler managed
to get into power and convince so many
otherwise perfectly normal Germans.
Well, this is exactly the kind of thinking
that can do that, ie. if someone voices a
different opinion, it's anti-American. That
false path has been followed by many
countries and civilizations before.


Exactly, Pete. It's fanaticism devoid of all rational thought. In all
honesty, I suspect if George Bush announced tomorrow that he was disbanding
Congress and assuming all control of this country, the vast majority of
Republicans would support him, would openly argue (even right here in this
newsgroup) in defense of that, and would be willing, without hesitation, to
go to war and kill Americans who opposed his takeover. Indeed, something
very much like this may actually be the future of America - perhaps not with
Bush, but a very real possibility with some Republican leader in the not so
distant future.

Stewart