Inoculation against blind belief

[drscott]

In their eagerness to get rid of Bush, some people are taking on faith what they might otherwise recognize as propaganda or unlikely stories with no reliable sources.

Thoughtful Democrats are worried that the onslaught of propagandists like MoveOn.org and Michael Moore will tar Democrats by association with thoughtless demagoguery (much as respectable Republicans dissociate themselves from Anne Coulter.)

Here's some commentary about F911 from 1) a respected NPR commentator, and 2) the BBC's take on Polish views.

Reasons not to be cheerful about Kerry if you care about civil liberties.

I always get put in the contrarian position.... and I despise organized religion and its secular offspring, movement politics. Both are enemies of independent thought.

Comments

[ciddyguy.livejournal.com]

Ugh, all the more reason to not watch F9/11. Besides, it's further twisted info of twisted information of what we already know, thanks in part to the White House.

Hmmm, the John Kerry record on Civil Liberties. I get the feeling he's not as informed as he should. In fact, he seems a bit naive in his insistance on some of the things in the Patriot Act, and some of the other ideas he's voted on. More intrusion isn't always good, as it usually leads to corruption and uneccessary encroaching on our privacy. A delicate balance is needed in this case, and I don't think Kerry realizes that.

Kerry may not be fully grounded in daily life of the average joe, but I think he would be better than Bush anyday, despite this.