Very clever. You made me chuckle over an issue that has, until now, only made me rather upset.
A wise and cynical friend of mine once outlined a simple formula for being successful in politics: 1. Divide the population into a large group, and a small group. 2. Convince the large group that the small group is a threat. 3. Tell the large group that you'll protect them from the small group.
At <1% of the population, Muslim Americans must seem a tantalizing political target.
I'd give other examples where this three-step formula to political fortune has been used, but rather than taking the risk of running afoul of Godwin's law, let's just say instead that the Anti-Defamation League's opposition to the community centre is deeply ironic.
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My fellow Americans, please, think of the coats.
on 2010-08-21 02:11 am (UTC)A wise and cynical friend of mine once outlined a simple formula for being successful in politics:
1. Divide the population into a large group, and a small group.
2. Convince the large group that the small group is a threat.
3. Tell the large group that you'll protect them from the small group.
At <1% of the population, Muslim Americans must seem a tantalizing political target.
I'd give other examples where this three-step formula to political fortune has been used, but rather than taking the risk of running afoul of Godwin's law, let's just say instead that the Anti-Defamation League's opposition to the community centre is deeply ironic.