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Offline Ptarmigan

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How I became a target for America's zealots
« on: January 27, 2008, 02:07:51 PM »
How I became a target for America's zealots
By Anita Roddick
26 September 2002
The Guardian.

Wow. When just before 11 September this year, The Independent asked me to pen a response to the question "What has changed since 11 September 2002?", I had no idea what my musings would cost. I innocently - perhaps naively - wrote about what I think is the main change in America since that horrible day. I wrote about the suppression of public dissent and the erosion of civil liberties in the United States, which as I see it are among the most dire threats that country now faces. Little did I know that I was about to experience exactly how fearfully limited public debate in America really is.

Somehow, my expression of dismay was twisted in a highly selective retelling in the New York Post, a right-wing tabloid, as "an America-loathing diatribe. Little... in the foreign press outside al-Jazeera comes close to Roddick's viciousness". I was astonished to read that I was suddenly a supporter of terrorism and a hater of Americans and devastated at the idea that any American would assume that I was not outraged by the barbaric attacks of 11 September.

So let me just be absolutely clear about this - I hate terrorism and I hate terrorists.

I have a deep admiration for much that is American. My grandparents emigrated to America. My father was born in America. My daughter lives in America. I had assumed that my sorrow for 11 September went without saying. And I have repeatedly couched my criticism of President Bush in the context of this admiration. It's as though, as I leapt to America's defence, some people - perhaps rattled by a year of terrorism warnings and haunting memories - assumed I was going for its throat.

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Old article, but full of stupidity whininess. Someone is crying, "The sky is falling!" Anita Roddick is a whiny crybaby and drama queen.
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Someone call the Whambulance.


Anita Roddick is a big time moonbat that hates America. Here are some links.
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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2008, 02:16:11 PM »
what civil liberties have been eroded???????  I can do everything now that I could in 2002
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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2008, 02:26:44 PM »
BTW. Anita Roddick died last year.
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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2008, 02:36:58 PM »
Quote from: bijou on January 27, 2008, 02:26:44 PM
BTW. Anita Roddick died last year.

Let me guess - she loathed herself to death?
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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2008, 03:08:19 PM »
Quote from: bijou on January 27, 2008, 02:26:44 PM
BTW. Anita Roddick died last year.

I am aware of it.
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Offline DumbAss Tanker

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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2008, 06:00:48 PM »
Quote from: Ptarmigan on January 27, 2008, 03:08:19 PM
Quote from: bijou on January 27, 2008, 02:26:44 PM
BTW. Anita Roddick died last year.

I am aware of it.

I suppose that means it's too late to send the flying squad out to beat her, then?
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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2008, 10:59:58 PM »
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Wow. When just before 11 September this year, The Independent asked me to pen a response to the question "What has changed since 11 September 2002?", I had no idea what my musings would cost. I innocently - perhaps naively - wrote about what I think is the main change in America since that horrible day. I wrote about the suppression of public dissent and the erosion of civil liberties in the United States, which as I see it are among the most dire threats that country now faces. Little did I know that I was about to experience exactly how fearfully limited public debate in America really is.

What the heck is she talking about? She had her say, others had theirs...I believe we call that "a debate"! No one stopped her foaming rant (who thought spittle could actually substitute for an ink pen...just another multi-talented DUmmie), they just responded to it. Debate would only be limited IF they didn't publish it in the first place OR didn't allow others to respond. Idiot!

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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2008, 01:00:59 PM »
Writing an article about suppresion is just like the USSR, china, and nazi germany.

These leftists are just toooooooooo smart for me.
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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2008, 01:29:51 PM »
Quote from: bijou on January 27, 2008, 02:26:44 PM
BTW. Anita Roddick died last year.



The VRWC must've put out a hit for that piece.  ::)
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Re: How I became a target for America's zealots
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2008, 02:58:27 PM »
Quote from: bijou on January 27, 2008, 02:26:44 PM
BTW. Anita Roddick died last year.

I know.  She became a conservative suddenly last September.
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