I'm Not Crazy!

I have been writing about the Bush Administration and this war for years, but I felt like I was fairly alone in raging against the dying of the light. I know there are people out there who think like I do, but I also know how many there are who don't. today I feel encouraged by the number of blogs I have read that support what I have been saying all along. It is freeing in a way to know that I am not alone, but it's also disheartening to have these thoughts confirmed. Here are some other takes on what you've been reading here:

Zombieslayer recently listed a number of reasons for hating President Bush that have nothing to do with Iraq.
The Osterly Times reminds us about Abu Ghraib and the atrocities committed there
.The Existentialist Cowboy is making a case for impeachment.
Over at Politics Plus, there is a great discussion going on about the possibilities that America is becoming a fascist nation.
Some people just want to Make It Stop! and they're focusing on how to power through until 1/20/09

Censorship

The Baghdad bombings in which over 75 people have been killed are not being covered due to censorship. Tapes of the bombings and subsequent coverage are being confinscated. Stories that were posted on CNN.com a few days ago have been removed. Fourtnunately, the BBC doesn't have to do what the Bush Administration says and is reporting that over 200 people have been killed in these bombings. I can't imagine why the Bush Administration would want to this information from the American people. Could it be that they want us to believe that this war is going better than it really is?

V For Vendetta

"I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of the everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition...Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words are for the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and depression, and where once you had the freedom to object to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and suggesting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well, certainly there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror."

"I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. Last night, I sought to end that silence. Last night, I destroyed the old Bailey to remind this country of what it has forgotten."

"More than 400 years ago, a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice and freedom are more than just words, they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing. If the crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest that you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me, one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgotten."V for Vendetta