I've run across some more goodies on DemocraticUnderground lately, but this has to be a quick post, so I only have time to share this one with you.

In this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com...pic_id=1015896 we have the OP (ThomWV) admitting his deceptive ploy: I tell them (his fellow "dumb" WV'ers) that one of Bush's senior advisors, Richard Pearle, is promoting a National ID card for all Americans, one that will have your name and your home address on it but what with the computers these days one that is also linked to the FBI center right down the road in Clarksburg, WV. I tell them further that there is a firearms database at that FBI center and that card they are going to have to carry (they will be jailed if they are caught without it) tells the Bush's Government right where to go to get their guns, to know every detail about their finances, including the purchase of ammunition, and that it is the first step in making slaves of them.
At the end, he asks: So, am I dead wrong in doing this? How about just a little bit wrong?At least a little bit of conscience tries to make an appearance!
Note the varied responses he gets and the number of posts of the responders:
1000+ posts: I feel it is all right...though the details you provide may not be exactly fulfilled, the general spirit of what you describe is deadly accurate. you are in effect making a parable.
931 posts: ...if you get caught stretching the truth you liable to lose your credibility amongst the people you talk to.(a decent response for a member with 900+ posts...good for you, Imajika)
2 posts: i absolutely agree that it's best to stick to truth, and there's no deficit of that to support your arguments.Good for you, "antfarm", although the second part of your statement is an exaggeration. Maybe as a newbie you realize that you may have to counterbalance a positive with a negative on DU to keep you from getting your posts deleted and your ability to post taken away, but I think you're serious!
1000+ posts: Wouldn't it be possible...to just say that once the ID card is in place, it is a simple matter to do these other things and that government has a history of doing them?In other words, persuade with unfounded fear.