[DMB]
I appreciate your generosity to some extent but it's wrong to assign equal
blame to "both sides". To do so would be a case of "grotesque even-handedness".
[Arlo]
Fair enough, and I'd agree. I see nowhere near the hatred for McCain in
"leftist" channels that I see for Obama in the "rightist" media. Indeed, I
think (as I just wrote to KO) that one reason for Obama's win was his
consistent rising above such deplorable rhetoric. And, going back over the
elections of my lifetime, I have seen nowhere near the level of hatred and
outright _fear_ being regurgitated and reinforced by media channels. My family
were ardent Carter supports (I still am), but they never accused Ford of being
malicious, traitorous, evil, an enemy of liberty, etc. Nor did I hear our
neighbors at the time make such accusations about Carter. I recall very vocal
political exchanges on the porch, heated even, but never once did it approach
even the barest similarity to what I hear daily on the Hannity or Levin shows.
As I said before, it must have been embarrassing for McCain to have to defend
Obama during his own event from those whose level of
involvement teeters on the insane. But as you correctly point out, this is the
crowd pandered to and riled up by those who would exploit fear and xenophobia
to advance their political agenda. My point was only that it is not a "all
them, never us" issue.
woods:
Yeah, and then some liberals such as Rachel Maddow thinks Russia is putting
their missiles in the Polish
direction because Obama is now President-elect. So unaware, but then again
there's so much
I don't know about yet either. Follow the advisors and keep up on world
events, not just thinking
the way the world will be found in U.S. politics alone. Russia's doing this
cause the
U.S. and NATO is building up their arms in Poland and such, I think in the
Czech Republic as well.
And the U.S. and NATO is doing this cause they are saying Russia invaded and
started the conflict
in Georgia so now Russia is being the old aggressor again.
Another story in this is Russia is also against how this
World Financial System is being made (next summit in a week). Their not
against
a World Financial System, just the current way it is being layed out (so is
China by
the way). So the same-old game is being played out again. Increase in arms.
The liberals will fight their wars too. Not in the name of
the same causes as those leaving the White House have labeled theirs,
(accept maybe Pakistan with the continuance on the War on Terror), but
Obama none the less will have his reasons too to keep the war machine churning.
The Military Industrial Complex will have it no other way. Feed the empire.
The
banker bailouts will increase. And check-mate on the U.S. people.
This two-party argument is really simplistic don't you think? This us and
them... It's more
diverse than this and more beauracratic than this. Mel made so many good
points.
Obama will keep those same scary plans that Bush had made into policy in
place. Wouldn't
that be the real change. Not because he's soo calm, but that he'll actually
tear down
those same policies Bush put into place that everybody got so freak out about
Bush in the
first place. Just cause Obama's in charge of those same policies doesn't make
those
policies all of a sudden good now.
Obama will come across so lovey, dovey, and people will rise from the grass
roots to
physically defend this guy. But as I said... I pray I'm wrong, but I have my
doubts.
woods
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