Civil society requires people to be civil!
Free speech does not mean you have the right to hate speech. You have something to say? Say it in a way that is constructive!
Anthony, you are so right, it is sad. And the average person is stupid enough to believe it too. This is why a two party system doesnt work when the country is too evenly divided. One group just sabotages the other in order to get into power and vise versa.
I dont think people are all that afraid, but the media sure as hell tries to get people scared, and that is the problem. It was once said that people have a right to live in freedom from fear, but it appears like all which has been attempted to be sown is more fear as to separate us from our humanity.
That is not true, people wanted a public option, the MAJORITY of Americans (65%) wanted a public option, and that is not a minor tweak. It was meant to fundamentally change the way insurance generated profits, by treating poeple instead of finding ways NOT to treat them.
I love how you talk about the economic structure of the Soviet Union like you know anything about it.