[ewomack]

That was a lot of propoganda. I've seen similar things propogated from the left claiming that the conservatives are trying to turn America into a theocracy where homosexuals and atheists will get killed. Either extreme is disgusting. As each "side" spreads propoganda about the other, we forget that we should all be on the same side. Extremists from either camp of course want to obliterate the "enemy" (i.e., the side they don't agree with) and in the process they feed people slanted opinions and views. That anyone takes either sides propoganda seriously is true evidence that we've lost our way as a country. Democracy needs opposing viewpoints. Freedom needs to tolerate many viewpoints. If one viewpoint is allowed and all others are called "looney" you have neither freedom nor democracy. When I see book titles like "Liberalism is a Mental Disorder" or "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" I see polarization and increasing extremism. We're on a dangerous road and we're all playing the game. Both sides are creating monsters through inane propoganda.

In any case, I agree with jdsp that WWII and the current situation with Islamic fundamentalism don't make for good comparisons. Islamic extremism is a big challenge, no doubt. But it hasn't yet reached the level of Hitler (could it? sure). Besides, we have enough extremism in our own country right now (Christian Evangelicalism, secular fundamentalism, political polarization, scientific dogmatism, etc.), which poses a much greater threat to our country than anything coming from abroad.