An observation: we are eager to believe the absolute worst about

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those whom we perceive as our enemies. there is nothing that freeper types won't believe about Obama and many DUers are willing to believe absolutely anything about those they consider enemies. Remember the hysteria here about how bushco was building detention camps for liberals?

Common sense flies out the window when it comes to imbuing monstrous evil on our enemies. Look how easily people bought into the scary Saddam wmd crap. Look how easily the many on the right swallow the birther crap.

But we're not immune to this impulse either. It's something worth guarding against.