Why all the hate?

My Dear Citizens:

Recently A question (Why all the Hate and Anger?) was asked.

Here is one response, well meaning, I hope, but flawed.

"I think the issue of anger is based in with being forced to trade individual freedoms (mostly thought increased taxes, but in this case also through insurance mandates) for government-run benefits (most recently, social entitlements).  Those who don't perceive that trade-off as beneficial (socially or individually) do have a sound basis for their anger.  I'm not sure if anger itself is beneficial, but it makes as much sense as anti-war demonstrations or human-rights advocacy."  

Could it have been tainted by any of the following

John Avlon of The Daily Beast quotes from a soon to be released Harris poll--

• 67 percent of Republicans (and 40 percent of Americans overall) believe that Obama is a socialist.
•    57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim
•    45 percent of Republicans (25 percent overall) agree with the Birthers in their belief that Obama was "not born in the United States and so is not eligible to be president"
•    38 percent of Republicans (20 percent overall) say that Obama is "doing many of the things that Hitler did"
•    Scariest of all, 24 percent of Republicans (14 percent overall) say that Obama "may be the Antichrist."

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Non of the above five beliefs are true--sorry , it is Hate speech and if  you believe any of them you are now defined as a "Hatriot".

Puerto Rico Rush is a Hatriot.  The protesters who spit and called out the "N" word  on black congressmen and women are Hatriots.  If you pray that lawmakers will die you are not a Christian you are a Hatriot. 

Glen Beck is telling his viewers and listeners to run from churches that preach social reform or

"human-rights advocacy" .

Leonard Pitts explains it from left of center--

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/21/1539820/the-fierce-urgency-of-now-justice.html

Kathleen Parker, from the right, laments about the Independent's voice in all this.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031903702.html

Citizens ---we must stand up with Leonard and Kathleen against this hate speech--condemn it in all its ugly forms and then we must remember the poor, the sick, the lonely, and those in prison.
The disenfranchised need our help.  

"America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great."

Citizens: Please Be well It is your right!
and I will finish that great first Unconstitutional Mandate--my taxes  (a little humor)

A Journeyman

One addenda to some friends--England and Switzerland are not socialist states.