I guess my constant referral to Jacobins, and Marat, inspired Olbermann. But one thing he neglected in his analogy.

Jacobins were violent socialist atheist who outlawed religion of any kind, but that of the State. Outlawed private property, and mandated a ten day work week with new names for the day of the week, with the hope that the common man wouldn't keep track of when the sabbath was.

By law, everyone had to refer to everyone as "Citizen", no Mr., Miss., nor Mrs. as everyone was an "equal" with some Citizens being more equal then others. And all forms of morality were done away with, as they were all based on "outdated superstitions" with a new Morality was to be based on "Scientific Understanding".

The rule of the Jacobins came to an end after Robespierre had sent all of his allies to the guillotine, and claimed that he meant to send even more of the ruling Citizens under the blade.

Robespierre was thus arrested, and executed with the last of his supporters.

Now who in today's American Politics are Anti-Religion, Pro-Scocalist, want nothing to do with "Outdated Morality", and are violently so? They would be the Modern Jacobins.

[url=<A]David Molinero[/url] (Sent Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:09 PM)