On 30 Dec 2005 01:20:56 -0800, "Panama Floyd" <panamaflyd@aol.com>
wrote:

http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/LeftBehindBageant.html

I think many who do not live here in the US (especially in the Southern
US) do not realize how seriously dangerous these people are. Mr.
Bageant summs it up pretty well.

excerpt:
"No matter if the Dems actually can be elected back into powerlessness,
they will have needed at least some of these people's votes to get
there. Next election we will find out if it is possible to be elected
without the fundamentalist Christians. So far the Democratic political
elite, who only take their thumb out of their ***** to change thumbs, has
not been able to stop the religious right's relentless push. And I
think it is because, at least from where I sit right now, the
democratic establishment has not offered, much less delivered, and is
incapable of delivering what my people really need -decent educations
so they will not be prey to three thousand year old superstitions. The
left has yet to demand for all Americans a genuine absolutely free
education, an opportunity to enjoy a life of the mind, or to even know
such a thing exists. Hell, you got yours and I got mine, right? So
screw 'em. We progressives have failed. We were always and still are
our brother's keeper and now the throw-away Americans, the ugly
little ***** at the car wash and the truck driver and the guy who
delivers the bottled water to our offices are coming to get our asses,
even though they aren't quite sure why."

I don't know what the answer is either, but I sure agree with this guy
about the problem..

The problem, imo, is the induced from birth fear by the superstition
industry. Another problem is teachers who are themselves uneducated.
Another is the general derision in society concerning education.

Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president
represents, more and more closely, the inner soul
of the people. On some great and glorious day the
plain folks of the land will reach their heart's
desire at last and the White House will be adorned
by a downright moron." --- H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)