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Date Posted: 12:27:22 10/07/04 Thu
Author: Chris
Subject: Re: Public opinion and the media
In reply to: UBFree 's message, "Re: Public opinion and the media" on 10:53:29 10/07/04 Thu

I think every German with a conscience and every intelectual German somehow abhors the right wing due to our national history. In America that is much bit different.

But even Americans should know that the simple equation "right=good" and "left=bad," and "the more right the better" cannot be true. Please keep in mind the things which are visible at the extreme right of the political spectrum, even in America, just think of Ku Klux Klan, "White Aryan Resistance" and other white nationalist, separatist or even "supremacist" groups and ideologies which are sometimes even linked with Christian fundamentalism. Remember the Oklahoma bombing by McVeigh - I think it was the worst bombing in the US before 9/11. Planned and executed by an ultra-right American, not a Muslim. I think Americans still have to learn the ugly face of nationalism and right-wing extremism. We Germans learned our lesson. (Well, there are also those Germans who forgot about history and votes for neo-facist parties again - see the recent discussion on the UBF forum).

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that Bush is fascist or ultra-right. I am just saying that you will meet the devil at both extremes of the political spectrum, and the right side is not automatically "Christian."

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Left vs. Right -- Joe, 13:24:00 10/07/04 Thu
Re: Public opinion and the media -- UBFree, 14:37:28 10/07/04 Thu