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BeyondThePale

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Fri Oct-14-05 07:02 AM
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Can anyone remember a US leader who repeatedly uses such...

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inflammatory, jingoistic rhetoric. For example, yesterday's staged event featured:
> ruthless and coldblooded enemy
> we will hunt down these killers and terrorists

not to mention the usual:
> evildoers
> freedom haters
and other apocalyptic terminology

This really is the language of a scared child or a bullying parent, not a sophisticated world leader.

Why do people continue to buy into this bullshit?

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