Yeah, sure, RR. There's no shortage of angry, flag waving, intolernent folks out there these days. There are a lot of reasons behind it with war probably being the ceterpiece. But there are other reasons. America has been dumbed down and *thinking* is really not as important as it once was. The current admoinsitration is adept at practicing class warfare and turning redneck America loose on folks with what I view a progressive ideals. Just look at what the Supreme Court says about Por-Life being able to harrass por-choice folks. So the government itself say, hey, go ahead and practice intolerance on those liberals.

And lets also keep in mind, Reb, that the working class is working harder now for less return than any time in the last 30 years. This has to have people feeling used. And many feel trappped by a system that provided lots of goodies but with them come a price: high debt!
And, at least along the coasts the population's have exploded, causing over crowding which Skinner observed in the box of mice caused bad behavior.

So, yeah, there is no mistake about it that lots and lots of folks are angry. If it weren't that way, Bush never would have had the support he has for attacking Iraq. A population comprised of people who have a high level of peace in their lives, wouldn't have been so quick to sign on.

Now, these are just ramblings and I'm sure there are a lot of things I haven't thrown into the mix but I will agree that it is very scarey because there is no reasoning with a lot of these folks. They just want to win! Doesn't matter if they are right. Just *win*, dangit! Just win....

Bobert