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June 19, 2007

Confused Americans for Truth - When Will It End?

by Ferdinand T Cat

Every now and then, I'll read stories about the fighting in the Middle East, and Peg-Eye Nate's disgust with the human race makes sense to me. It doesn't last long, because there are simply too many good people in the world. But a lot of bad ones are captivated with the same stupid idea.

You know why we have wars? It's not because of religion, or racism, or revenge. Those are just symptoms. The disease is the belief that people should be treated as members of a group instead of individuals. Once you convince yourself that your group got a bum deal from another group, you immediately qualify for guilt-free rewards ranging from special treatment to mass murder.

Although there is an argument to be made for the stupidity and incompetence of Republican politicians, the Democrats practically worship at the altar of group politics. Every Democrat vote is a step away from the idea of America as the home of individual rights and the global view of different groups with different grievances.

Islam is destroying itself because too many of its practitioners are married to the concept of revenge.

We went into Iraq to get rid of a bloodthirsty monster. He's no longer an issue, but we are struggling to keep the peace because of sectarian violence, a phrase that describes different groups using machine guns to reduce the number of opposition voters.

There is only one cure to this nonsense: limited government. If your government is bound by the rule of law, and if that law is based on the rights of the individual instead of the group, then there is no need for all this killing.

Now if only we could find some politicians who understand that.

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat

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