perfidy

Which means I can't post, at least not right now. I've been slammed at work, and still must devote mucho time to preparing the new hacienda. But I've been thinking... (and yes, Johno, it does make my brain hurt) and hopefully will have some interesting thoughts up soon. I'm not going to argue with Mike's history mojo on the origins of fascism and communism, but I think there's a lot to say about how they fit in now. Also, I have some bones to pick on the empire thing - just can't let it die.

As for opposition to the war - it doesn't make you puking, filthy, Stalinist, anti-Bush, ill-informed, blinkered, one-worlder, giant-puppet wielding, anti-Capitalists. There are two groups of people against the war - people like you and Mike, and people like the asshatted fuckwits at DU. But even those idiots are not traitors; there is a clear difference between dissent and treason. Treason is more like Taliban Johnny - actively fighting for our enemies, not merely opposing the war inside the U.S. If they were sabotaging military installations, or hiding Al Quaida operatives in the SanFran area, then they should be hung from the neck until dead, dead, dead. Until then, they are free to make complete asses of themselves on national TV.