Primary weapon of those in power for the last 8 years.

As said, fear is the root of hatred and violence in thought and deed.

Yes indeed. As Bertrand Russell said:

"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

Unpopular Essays (1950), "Outline of Intellectual Rubbish"

Another big force is greed.

Another big force is greed.

They go hand in hand don't they sugar?

MLK sure had it right.

Hey deb! How cool is it that we have the same names.
There is another deb on here who totally rocks!
dulios

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah

"Those who make peaceful change impossible make violent revolution inevitable." I

DEFINITION: Conservative:
Resistant to change; A person who favors maintenance of the status quo or reversion to some earlier status; people who generally like to uphold current conditions and oppose changes the political view that things should stay the way things are;

Adjective: tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions.

' Nuff said....