Everyone not republican is Al Qaeda - Democratic Underground

salinen

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Tue Jun-01-04 10:19 AM
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Everyone not republican is Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda is now the only term used for any event worldwide that goes against neocon/military industrial/Walmart-style/christian goals. This illustrates the simple plan to link all opposition under one easy to digest word. And it works.

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proud patriot

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Tue Jun-01-04 10:24 AM
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1. I think this backfiring

Americans are Individuals and strongly so .

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Goldmund

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Tue Jun-01-04 10:24 AM
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2. I've been thinking about that a lot lately...

Is "Al Qaeda", as it's commonly portrayed in the Western media, just fiction? Don't get me wrong -- I'm sure an organization that calls itself "Al Qaeda" really exists. But whether it's this omnipresent, monolith and inter-connected organization we're being sold is a totally different question. I tend to believe that anti-western terrorism is executed by thousands of smaller and more or less independent organizations.

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Tom Kitten

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Tue Jun-01-04 10:27 AM
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3. I would have to disagree.

We're just simply "terrorists". Remember, this is a war against "Terror", not Al Qaeda per se.

Point taken, though.

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dorktv

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Tue Jun-01-04 10:27 AM
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4. Well the thing that gets me is that pundits on TV are saying

"well if there was another attack people would rally around the Commander In Chief." No, Americans would be pissed off that Bush did not protect them AGAIN and throw his ass out...Just like in Spain. The repukes said that was letting Al-Qaeda win but I saw it as people saying "we trusted you, you let us down, so now we are going to try someone else and MAYBE they will protect us."

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johncoby2

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Tue Jun-01-04 10:29 AM
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5. Then I AM Al Qaeda

Sounds like a commercial with all non republicans saying "I AM Al Qaeda".

I bet I get a visit by the CIA, you know the ones that were called Jack Booted Thugs.

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