tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post8237117500392476075..comments2023-08-13T07:09:16.921-04:00Comments on Contextual Criticism: Spencer Bachus (R-Ala) discovers socialists in CongressLowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-74700879214145577152009-04-15T10:07:00.000-04:002009-04-15T10:07:00.000-04:00I can remember when we were warned of the imminent...I can remember when we were warned of the imminent takeover by SOCIALISTS, COMMUNISTS, FASCISTS, LIBERALS, PROGRESSIVES ETC. It was way back around 1933. The same names have kept popping up ever since. In spite of the fears, we are still a democracy, we have survived and none of those groups have ever gained any kind of hold over our government. The terms seem to be ill defined and apply to anyone someone disagrees with. We have also not become a branch of the Vatican, a worldwide Jewish conspiracy, a Muslim nation, a godless nation, a black nation, etc. I think we have larger problems that are serious, like an economic meltdown, unemployment, health issues, unresolved wars, political polarization, graft, corruption, voter fraud, an uneducated electorate, propaganda instead of news, etc. We will survive it all, as we always have. I also remember Senator Joe McCarthy drunkenly waving around pieces of paper he claimed had the names of billions of “commies” determined to destroy us before the Senator did. It too has passed and we are still here. Some people want to live in fear, others do not. Let us concentrate on the real problems, the nuts and kooks will always be with us.Bob Porisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558253513796745662.post-35484031303656172712009-04-13T17:33:00.000-04:002009-04-13T17:33:00.000-04:00Socialist is the word they cling to now because th...Socialist is the word they cling to now because the word communist doesn't work as a scare tactic anymore.<BR/><BR/>Joseph McCarthy is a bigger black spot on my home state of Wisconsin than Ed Gein or Jeffery Dahlmer.Grandpa Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125393059316349669noreply@blogger.com