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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] Hi, Vanguard. Ten years ago I was you. I was absolutely convinced I was right and everyone here (more or less) was against me. I was also convinced that those that disagreed with me just did so because they followed the talking points, not because they were well informed or had formed their own opinions. These things are not the case. Your enemy, and the enemy of all thinking people, is the same as ours: people who perceive all who disagree as stupid and dangerous. This includes Rush Limbaugh, the Obama supporters you seem to have run into, and Muslim extremists. I know that people who don't think through issues and hold onto dogma instead are frustrating. But I can tell you from personal experience that the people here aren't like that. But you need to know that if you're seeing people like that everywhere, there's a very good chance that you're becoming one yourself. Let me give you an example. I think Bush was an awful President, and I can tell you exactly why. Iraq, torture, war crimes, all of that can be debated. One thing, though, is a matter of simple fact: Jose Padilla. Bush took a US citizen, arrested in a US city, transferred him into military custody, and held him for three and a half years without charge. He stripped [i]one of us[/i] of all rights, and thought he never had to justify to anyone why. That alone is grounds for his impeachment for violating his oath of office, and conviction and imprisonment for wrongful arrest. See? My impression is that you would disagree with that. But you can see that my reasons are from undisputed facts, not from talking points someone handed out. If he would treat one man like that, you have no reason to think he wouldn't treat any other the same. But for at least the next few minutes, we don't have to worry about that. George Bush is no longer President. Dick Cheney is no longer Vice President. Celebrate. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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