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Re: How Bush Defines Obama and Himself
by SuperNovaStar
Bush's reference to Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of the Nazis is a deliberate fear mongering attempt and it works only if people are not aware of the meaning of appeasement, the situation surrounding Chamberlain's decision to appease Hitler in '38-'39 and Obama's plan to have dialogue with enemies and friends. I watched Christ Matthews interview Kevin James, a conservative radio talkshow host, who was expressing support for what Bush had said and the reference that he had made, and it revealed much. When pressed as to what exactly appeasement was and what was wrong about Chamberlain's actions in '38-'39, he couldn't answer, James didn't even know exactly what Chamberlain had done, but there he was supporting Bush's use of the reference. He gets airtime. It's people like that who spread the fear that Bush is conjuring, and their listeners are none-the-wiser. The blind leading the blind really. Then that fear and ignorance is what they would use to perpetuate 8 more years of Bushry.
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