September 30, 2008
Since Bush came to power eight years ago, many and terrifying things have happened. We can all look back at our notebooks and agendas and see specific dates tied to specific events, but what we can't seem to do as a nation is to step back and take a look at the big picture and its implications.
The incorrect action (or pro-action) is always force - I didn't say reaction. If a mosquito bites my nose I will smite it (both insect and nose), but that doesn't mean I will defoliate the entire rain forest in order to find the mosquito that may or may not be carrying a virus.
When the Bush Administration invaded Iraq, it was a blunder beyond compare. The negative impact of this invasion will be felt for generations to come. It will lend itself well to the rallying cry of nationalist-fundamentalists for decades to come. And of course we will be paying the price, as will our progeny. (Sorry, Junior! No American Dream Pie for you! I'm overdrawn at the bank!).
And then there is Fear, the currency of the Bush Administration, which as we can all tell from the Stock Market doesn't really have a great ROI.
So, the Republicans have paraded out for us a war hero, whose botox-scary demeanor and quavering voice don't really convince me that he will do any better of a job. And as the rumor has it, he and his Sarahcuda are intent on invading Iran.
Meanwhile, Obama has to prove his Americaness over nad over again, in a way that no other candidate has had to do.
This is not America. This is something else altogether. The question is: What?
Are we really a democracy? Do we have the right to enforce global democracy & capitalism, even when there really isn't any of either in the places where we are "bringing it on"?
Are we an oligarchy, where one of two parties grapples for position in order to mete out the most favors?
Are we a Totalitarian lady in waiting? Is our gown for the Red Carpt event made of chainmael?
In the run up to this very important election, we don't seem to remember much about the last decade. We're in a fog. We have forgotten about the reduction of civil rights, the increases in the cost of living, the immorality of a preemptive war, the evisceration of the judiciary, and of course the pandering to fear and other very low denominators.
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Bush, elections 2008, McCain, Sarahcuda
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