lazarus long wrote: since art bell tossed off his "wingnut" remark on-air, i've been a little sensitive to that remark. sorry. but honestly, i've figured out that there's very little going on anywhere that our government doesn't have its nasty little fingers into. i'm not conspiracy minded, i'm open-minded. knowing what we know, is there any dirty deed that you could honestly look at and say, "no way, our government wouldn't do that"?
lastly, i must point out that logic and empathy tell us that fear-mongering is dangerous. i have seen no evidence to suggest that this shooter was influenced by anything but his own completely unchecked madness. exactly what particular fear-mongering would you be referring to? the current political climate? conspiracy theories?
I'm really glad you understand where I'm coming from.
Art went off the rails on the wingnut comment because he lumped a large quantity of his fan base into being wingnuts. Mistake! The jury is still out on 9/11 theory for me. In fairness to Art though, I believe he was coming from a deep love of his country. Life has been good to Art. Many successful people attribute their success to the freedoms of American life and the opportunities that enable them to achieve the American dream, which in turn inspires a deep loyalty to their country. Therefore, I don't think he could fathom that his own Gov could be responsible for this hideous event. And a Republican Gov, that he supported. A knee jerk reaction in a time of sorrow, anger, disbelief, and much confusion.
The Glenn Beck tirades re FEMA camps and all the rest of it, is fear mongering for political gain. For most of us it's amusing and maybe even food for thought for some but to those of us who are unstable, it manifests as obsession. I prefer news that is factual and realistic. God knows there is enough negative $hit happening in the world around us without having to dream up unsubstantiated fear and negativity. It's all gone just too far for comfort.