The fact that the community the Air Force Academy is located in is now also the training center for the new religious right bend on dominating American politics is also worrying.
http://www.harpers.org/SoldiersOfChrist.html http://www.harpers.org/FeelingTheHate.html On 11/25/05, David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heinlein was no leftist, any more than he was a > right-winger. He was pro-future, pro-individualist. > He often mentions a preference for market solutions to > problems... but has nothing against a compassionate > and rich society providing basic needs in a socialist > manner. See BEYOND THIS HORIZON. > > The Scudder thing is becoming blatantly worrisome. > Especially as 1/3 of the House of Representatives now > appoints cadets to all three military academies whose > sole common attribute is apocalyptic religious > zealotry. > > That's a third of the new members of the officer > corps. We have reasons for fear.-- Gary Denton http://www.apollocon.org June 23-25, 2006 "The budget should be balanced; the treasury should be refilled; public debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled." -Cicero. 106-43 B.C. Easter Lemming Liberal News Digest - http://elemming2.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
