Saint Patton @ Jan 30, 2009 – 8:12 pm: “Similar behavior to the nutcases who seem to pine for the downfall of society, those people who strangely yearn for the chaos of nationwide or worldwide anarchy.”

The right-wing survivalists who yearned for a nuclear war during the 1980s, so they would have an excuse to use their guns and bunkers.

The religious extremists, who secretly yearn for the end-of-days, to rid the world of “sinners.”

The left-wing Bush haters, who wanted to see $10/gallon gas, an economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe, as long as it all happened before the election (or at least before January 20th). Meanwhile, claiming that they were concerned about the harm done to the poor and middle class by $3/gallon gas and the economic recession.

The police departments who look for an excuse to use their SWAT teams, when there aren’t enough violent criminals to justify the special weapons and tactics.

The first two are merely crazy self-indulgent fantasies. The last two are real threats to our freedom.