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Today's appeasers are confronted with a movement -- some call it Islamofascism -- that constantly reassures its future victims of their impending annihilation. The Islamofascists sound somewhat less than reasonable -- at least when compared to der Fuhrer. There are religious directives from the leaders of this movement to kill Americans at all times in all places. There is talk about wiping other nations off the map and promises that a nuclearized jihad is unstoppable.

p>If the 1930s doves were naive, their modern progeny are stupid. br> -- GnuCarSmell br> Jacksonville, Texas /p> p> YUP!! You got it!!! The Dems are a party of Bumper Stickers and bumper stickers don't win elections. br> -- unsigned /p>

Mr. Tyrrell is again spot on with his critique of the socialist Democrat reaction. Democrats, socialist liberals, respond to historical citations the way vampires do to holy water. And, as I have become more and more convinced that socialist liberalism is a psychological pathology, I offer here an explanation as to reason for that reaction and possible consequences.

It revolves around a trait that I first heard enunciated by Ann Coulter; to paraphrase: to liberals, history began this morning. This is a very telling statement, and it appears to me to be absolutely true. They have committed themselves to a world-view that is in almost every sense demonstrably and totally at odds with reality. I have listened to the usual liberal spokespeople and their fellow travelers in the Mendacious Media. From the economy to homeland security to the war on terror, the only way they can say what they say with a straight face is to not only ignore what happened yesterday, but they have to concoct a fantasy world where a past required to produce the present they envision actually exists.

However, maintaining this illusion is not easy. It requires continuous reinforcement from patients who suffer the same delusions. This is evidenced by absolute inability of socialist liberals to tolerate anyone or any idea at variance with the fantasy. Witness the obvious Mendacious Media templates/action lines. A tremendous expenditure of emotional energy is also needed. Hatred is a powerful emotion. I believe they have fed and nursed their collective hatred for President Bush to the point where it is the principal power source for their twilight zone world. Consider the things the socialist liberals call him and the explosive vehemence present in their voices. Sometimes I wish I could hear a conservative voice with such passion.

If any part of the above is true, what then? In the event the socialist liberals regain power, look for them to spare no effort, or any of our money, in the attempt to remake the country to fit their fantasy. Reality being, well, real it tends not to bend to ideology. The collision between reality and fantasy will result in a dislocation that will make the Carter presidency look very good by comparison. They will, of course, impeach and, if they get the senate, convict the president for something.

What happens when there is no more George W. Bush? Hatred, to be really effective, has to be constantly fed. Without W, the fuel will start drying up. If another source of hatred isn't found (and they've already lined up some potential replacements: Christians, capitalists, entrepreneurs, non-Darwinists), their fantasy world will destabilize.

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