<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On Jul 20, 2010, at 2:55 AM, Robert Picone wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> no, not the same fascists</blockquote><div><br></div>Yes, the exact same fascists who nearly universally agree that it's a good thing to murder someone who writes a novel or draws a cartoon they don't like. The same fascists who degrade women and preach holy war. The same fascists who told people the lie, and actually convinced them of it, that if they killed themselves and committed mass murder in the process they would get to live for eternity in a place that sounds like Santa Claus's workshop. The same fascists who have demonstrated hyper sensitivity against the slightest criticism of their repugnant philosophy but claim to be baffled anyone would be upset at building, just yards from the hole in the ground that was once the World Trade Center, a 13 story 100 million dollar tax free monstrosity that they want to open on September 11 2011. </div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"> they have the support of the community</blockquote><div><br></div>They certainly have the support of the Islamic community and of spineless politically correct leaders of government that are so terrified of being called racist that they are willing to sanction evil. <br><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"> and represent a group that while it has a dillusion or two in common with a handful of murderers</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Except for that Mrs. Lincoln how did you like the play? </div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite">aren't said murderers and don't support them in any way.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Not supported in any way? I guess that's why on September 12 2001 huge demonstrations spontaneously broke out all over the Islamic world condemning the hijackers. Oh wait that didn't happen. </div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"> Also: Seems like a bit of an odd topic for this list.<br></blockquote><div><br></div>Apparently you haven't been reading Extropians for long.</div><div><br></div><div> John K Clark<br><div><br></div></div></body></html>