A Movement Based on Hate


	A Movement Based on Hate

Thorne

7-14-2007 4:05 AM

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neocon, hate, op/ed, david brin

Thorne says:

An interesting op/ed by a brilliant writer.

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7-14-2007 5:03 AM

debbyski

I heart you Thorne

7-14-2007 6:37 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Amen! .

7-14-2007 10:41 AM

cptenaud

I believe this is the same ideology that brought the Nazis to power. I hope it fails to catch on here.

11-25-2007 10:13 AM

oldbogus

I think they are STILL mad about Clinton winning - twice- and messing up their sandbox. So they gotta blame somebody and it couldn't be their fault! Not that Clinton (either one) could be accurately described as a "liberal".

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