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Posted By ameliog 3 weeks ago in Political OpinionOne clear way to understand the mentality of the extreme right is to remember Lyndon Johnson's quote upon passing long overdue civil rights bill in 1964: "we may win this legislation but we'll lose the south for a generation". A politically astute man, Johnson knew the mindset of the south, not that they were then or now, all racists, but as a whole, that's what regional groupthink was all about. I am, as I write this, listening to C-SPAN and hearing a caller describe himself as a rightwing Christian, Rush Limbaugh/Glenn Beck listener. He went on to say that the current statewide elections taking place in Virginia, New York and elsewhere, are a battle between socialism and America remaining a free country. In this dimwits world where whatever he hears from his thought police, is gospel; Obama is a socialist and is turning the United States in that direction. As I've always said, the extreme right's greatest skill is getting the common person to vote against their own self interest.
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Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. (St. Francis of Assisi)
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