What blocking Alito means to me.

[Nitrogenica]

We need to stop the politics of division in America. We all need to work together to prevent what the Righties hope is a permanent Republican majority in our Country. Alito represents the promotion of executive lawlessness, torture, division, and the idolization of privilege.

For your thoughts and comments consider the following snip on the history of the Jews in Germany. Does this pattern resemble what would happen with a permanent majority of Neo-Conservatives, or not? Replace "Jew" with "Liberal" and think 9/11 instead of Germany's defeat after WW1 and it is a bit frightening. I'm not suggesting we will ever be exterminated, however this shows the potential of using the politics of division and hatred. I do say that their political strategy is highly un-American, as it is propelled whole heartedly by their hatred of Liberals and the media that support that hatred. I have had quite enough of the divisiveness of America. Alito does nothing to heal our divided nation.

snipped from http://www.religioustolerance.org/jud_pers2.htm

1920: The defeat of Germany in World War I and the continuing economic difficulties were blamed in that country on the "Jewish influence." One antisemitic poster has been preserved from that era. It shows a German, presumably Christian woman, a male Jew with distorted facial features, a coffin and the word "Deutschland" (Germany)
1920's, 1930's: Hitler had published in Mein Kampf in 1925, writing: "Today I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord." The Protocols are used by the Nazis to whip up public hatred of the Jews in the 1930's. Widespread pogroms occur in Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, Rumania, and the USSR. Radio programs by many conservative American clergy, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, frequently attacked Jews. Reverend Fr. Charles E Coughlin was one of the best known. "In the 1930's, radio audiences heard him rail against the threat of Jews to America's economy and defend Hitler's treatment of Jews as justified in the fight against communism." Other conservative Christian leaders, such as Frank Norris and John Straton supported the Jews.

Discrimination against Jews in North America is widespread. Many universities set limits on the maximum number of Jewish students that they would accept. Harvard accepted all students on the basis of merit until after World War I when the percentage of Jewish students approached 15%. At that time they installed an informal quota system. In 1941, Princeton had fewer than 2% Jews in their student body. Jews were routinely barred from country clubs, prestigious neighborhoods, etc.
1933: Hitler took power in Germany. On APR-1, Julius Streicher organized a one-day boycott of all Jewish owned busienss in the country. This was the start of continuous oppression by the Nazis culminating in the Holocaust (a.k.a. Shoah). Jews "were barred from civil service, legal professions and universities, were not allowed to teach in schools and could not be editors of newspapers." Two years later, Jews were no longer considered citizens.
1934: Various laws were enacted in Germany to force Jews out of schools and professions.
1935: The Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws restricting citizenship to those of "German or related blood." Jews became stateless.
1936: Cardinal Hloud of Poland urged Catholics to boycott Jewish businesses.
1938: On NOV-9, the Nazi government in Germany sent storm troopers, the SS and the Hitler Youth on a pogrom that killed 91 Jews, injured hundreds, burned 177 synagogues and looted 7,500 Jewish stores. Broken glass could be seen everywhere; the glass gave this event its name of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass.
1938: Hitler brought back century-old church law, ordering all Jews to wear a yellow Star of David as identification. A few hundred thousand Jews are allowed to leave Germany after they give all of their assets to the government.

[jfalchion]

1. "permanent Republican majority in our Country"

"permanent Republican majority in our Country"

The concept is beyond my ability to comprehend.

:kick:

[Nitrogenica]

2. Quite. I am pretty sure now that will not happen.

I know many on the right were hoping for that after the 2004 election.

Bush is too much of a blundering dunderhead to succeed in that vision.

[jfalchion]

4. option

Since secession is probably not an option here, the nation of Ontario might be a consideration.

[jfalchion]

7. RDF

Does chimpy control a Reality Distortion Field like Steve Jobs is purported to possess?

[unkachuck]

3. I agree....

....and it does seem frightening....the neocons have ridiculed us for over 30 years....they,ve turned 'liberal' into a dirty word....when you talk of ending political division, do you mean center-left unity?....because THEY'VE installed the politics of division in our country....that's how they control the sleeping majority, and possibly, with alitos help....

....how do we stop the Righties and their evil ways without us seperating ourselves from them?....trying to appease fascism never works....our beloved leadership knows this....they need to fight....

[Nitrogenica]

5. Perhaps we need to realize this will not happen overnight.

Slowly but surely as a slow moving train, the truth about the methods and results of their divisiveness are coming to light. It feels like we make a little bit of progress every day. The most important thing to me is 2006, as the result of a Democratic majority in the house or senate or both will result in, at long last, a voice for Liberals with some votes behind it.

THEN Bush is toast, I guarantee impeachment will be job #1, and with that comes the mother-load of information about the TRUTH.

Imagine if you will, a public discussion and legislation about the truth of WMD's, the truth of the new medicaid drug plan, the truths of the energy bill written by big oil, the truth about the Bush family ties to the Saudis, and maybe even the truth of 9/11.

Condaleeza Rice for President after all that?....I don't think so!

[unkachuck]

8. it sounds good....

....and I hope you're right....but the repugs are going to throw everything, including the kitchen sink, at us to keep accountabilty and disclosure from EVER happening....

....and that's assuming we have enough elected Dems who'll want to regurgitate the past and not point us to some 'get-along' future....

[Czolgosz]

6. K + R