Racism, fear and ignorance.

The maelstrom of emotion surrounding health insurance reform is out of proportion to reality. Death panels, government takeovers, socialism, Obama and Hitler repeatedly in the same sentences? - indeed. Threats and spitting and shouting and violence - for what exactly? There's no government takeover here nor is there the groundwork to go in that direction in the future. Death panels? - there is no rationing in this bill. Socialism? - you may keep your doctor and go to the hospital of your choice and neither are owned or controlled by the government. All nonsense. Clearly - clearly - this level of hate and fear does not reflect reality. This  sort of intensity of emotion is usually only seen with a perceived loss of control and/or a threat to the 'status quo'. In this case white America versus non-white. This small group of people with their very big mouths - these "tea baggers" - are scared to death that whites are losing control to non-whites  - as if they personally ever had control of anything - they cant even control their emotions. This is fear and ignorance - the basis of all racism - and its dangerous. Without meaning to be - its also un-American. This is the President and Congress men and women of the United States in a time of war they're talking about  - they should remember that as they struggle to control themselves. And for Gods sake they should have the courage and decency  to say what they're really reacting to so we may get this focused back on racism where it belongs and begin to deal with it.