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02/17/2002 Entry: "Fundamentalist"

Yeech !! The Wasington Post uses "fundamentalist" to describe Americans who think Enron is business-as-usual:

Business lobbyists acknowledge that over the past two weeks public opinion seems to have swung toward the fundamentalists. A Gallup poll last week found that about 3 in 4 Americans believe that the type of business practices found at Enron could also be found at some or most other large corporations. Another survey found that public confidence in big corporations had fallen to the low levels long endured by Congress and health-maintenance organizations.

It's better to stay away from such marginalizing labels, and just call these people good, healthy American citizens.

The fundies in this case would be the people who think Enron is some sort of abomination the Invisible Hand would never allow.

(Hmm, why did I have to go to the UK to find an acceptable citizenship page ? And even that one is suspect. Note the last quote.
Screw the burning buildings - good citizens raise money for Disney)