IP: Misreading and Misleading

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> > Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 09:45:56 -0500
> > To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
> > From: Jock Gill <jgill () penfield-gill com>
> > Subject: Misreading and Misleading
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > FYI: My latest political essay is now posted at Democrats.Com. 
> > Huffington's rant "Operation Enduring Avarice" is a confirming bit of evidence.
> >
> > Misreading and Misleading: How the right-wing zealots misuse the word of 
> > God and of our Founding Fathers to make their peculiar extremism seem 
> > either holy or patriotic
> >
> > 31 October 2001
> > By Jock Gill for Democrats.com
> >
> > There is an eerie parallel between the methods used by so-called Islamic 
> > fundamentalists to justify their holy war against non-Muslims and the 
> > tactics used by our own domestic right wing extremists to try to make 
> > their agenda seem patriotic. Fundamentalists from both camps have to 
> > ignore the overwhelming evidence that if God or the founding fathers of 
> > the American republic were here today, neither would be likely to be on 
> > the side of the zealots out championing their cause. Both the Islamic 
> > fundamentalists and the conservative reactionaries in the U.S. are trying 
> > to associate their rather twisted interpretation of scriptures to suit 
> > their purposes. They would deny us self determination and impose their 
> > brand of salvation upon us all.
> >
> > < http://www.democrats.com/view.cfm?id=5021 >
> >
> > Please feel free to share as you see fit.
> >
> > I look forward to hearing from you.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jock
> >
> > Jonathan P. Gill
> > Principal
> > Penfield Gill, Inc.
> > < www.penfield-gill.com >
> > V: (781) 396-0492
> > F: (425) 795-5918
> > Email: jgill () penfield-gill com
> > IM: jgill () jabber com
>
> Jock Gill < jockgill () mediaone net >
> www.penfield-gill.com


For archives see:
http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/