Reply #39: Jeez, thanks for chiming in--I am in the very same boat as you!!!! [View All]

[MADem]

I don't KNOW much about the DL, didn't care too much one way or another, have absolutely no investment in raising the guy up or grinding him down, but when I read that article, it piqued my interest so I did a little digging. And what I read REALLY bothered me. It made me wonder exactly how much of the DL's swell, "peace, man" hippie-dippie PR came straight out of Langley, to be honest. Who knows, maybe Richard the Gerbil Gere is a CIA operative!!!

Christ, I guess I touched a nerve, eh? Can't say anything bad about a guy who, despite his kind words and gentle nature in front of the camera or the microphone, came from and for a period of time oversaw a feudal society that had slaves, torture, rape and child molestation as central features! To say nothing of a whole cadre of guys who, having lost their elite lifestyle, palacial homes and lands, were doing a lot more than just waving swords, they were a small and secret army in the pay of the USA...

Sacred cows...some folk just don't want to tackle the tough ones! It's unfortunate, the questioning usually improves understanding...at least that's my view!