I wrote her a long letter, expressing disbelief in her aggressive tendencies. I mean, to boldly make such proclamations on television does two things: it wins you over people like G-Man, and alienates her from people like me. I try to understand where her attitude comes from. I mean, it is one thing to voice your opinion, but to say it with such strong words is a little over-the-top.

How would you feel if I said "All conservatives are fascist nazis who should be shot." That is harsh. not all conservatives are like that. In fact, very few are like that. Still, by uttering that, I lose credibility not only with people expressing conservative to moderate views, but also so liberals who would think "Ummm... that is a little harsh." It has little support.

Now, like I said, there are those conservatives who do go to extremes. Take Ashcroft. He had expressed racist, homophobix views prior to becoming attorney general, and he is the staunchest supporter of taking away the civil rights of those with Middle Eastern decent still living in captivity. America looks back with shame when it recalls how we locked up Japanese families in camps, both to protect them and ourselves. And of course, there is the Red Scare. If there is something to be paranoid about, conservatives will milk it and make your terrified. Yet, it galls me that they have little interest in the environment, or deteriorating schools and education. It is because conservatives, who tend to run with the Republican party, are backed by large corporations. As such, "We don't need to worry about animals or breathing, we need to worry about our fellow humans, both in America and abroad." It's misplaced paranoia.

But back to Ann Coulter. She feels that anyone who questions the system is a traitor. If that is the case, what about our founding fathers. They questioned England. Now we are our own country. yay. But I suspect Coulter would have been a Tory. Change is evil.

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