Despite the litany of legitimate and lasting accomplishments, things look pretty grim for the once hopeful Obama presidency.
And by extrapolation, they look pretty crappy for the nation as well.
Because day and night, through hurricane or drought, through disappointment or disaster, the right wing wages a relentless assault on the very idea of an Obama America, a concept that needed -- sadly -- to be couched as "audacious"; a war waged against America itself, to kill any attempt at progress in a world where progress impedes profit.
It's a clever, casual sabotage: scoring the foundations with destructive charges, once dependable structures are brought down; villains are conveniently named; the cunning spectacle of distraction and sleight of hand keeps eyes from lighting on the scam and, of course, a tidy profit is skimmed. Their strategy for keeping the country sick, broke and scared is devilishly effective.
And with the 24 hour corporate media working in perfect synchronicity, the stage is set for the public's unquestioning acceptance of moronic memes and misnomers about socialism and death panels and illegal aliens, further reducing the already preemptively softened populace to little more than an obese claque.
But it's not just the big, glittery bits the right dangles in front of pharmaceutically dilated pupils. It's the seeds of disdain planted at the grass roots by a tirelessly subversive quasi-conservative infantry, who adore finally being given something for which they are suited, after suffering in a world where truth and decency have a liberal bias; who use talents honed by playing video games and watching Fox to genetically modify Sense to become Nonsense.
From the brazen brainlessness of re-writing history textbooks to decrying energy conservation to championing the packing of guns in churches and schools, the real agenda of the right is not in crafting legislation but in fomenting distrust and cultivating a lizard-brained, wisdom-free landscape. They supply a product for a consumer base they have created and continually exploit. They are berserkers in crew-cuts.
It may actually be too late. The division feels entrenched, the governmental gridlock is status quo. The perpetual war is not abroad, it's here. Individuals, however well meaning, can't seriously rely on government because, thanks to the successful deployment of the right's rank and file kulture killers, it's not government at all.
So, when the "elections" roll around and the machines crank and whirr, know this: there are Americidal maniacs loose. Just look to your right.
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I can't see the crazy Teabaggers making much headway though. They do get a lot of press. I blame the media for that.
I wish Obama and his people would explain to people how ridiculous the right really is. Sensible people might be persuaded not to vote for the nut jobs if Obama's people knew how to handle the media.
The extreme right and the gullible will vote for some of these nuts, but I think they are really a small minority. I don't think that the Republican right wing has anyone that has a chance of being elected President. I think that the next 2 years will probably drag on kind of like the last two.
Other factors, such as the war in Afghanistan might be what drives the next presidential campaign.
If Obama doesn't wrap up the war over there, then he might be in big trouble come 2012.
We shall see.
Yeah, those opposing views can be a real pain huh? What I hope is that people like you would learn to myob.. that's what I hope. And incase you weren't aware, it's extremely disrespectful and narcissistic to attempt to manipulate people.
Those who live in worlds of fantasy, who ignore real issues and pretend that down is up, all for personal or political gain, eventually meet reality.
And reality ALWAYS collects.
If you ever roll down to Jamaica - - -you are welcome to come to the Culture Yard and catch a Reggie Concert on me - - -thank you for all your intelligent articles.
Tim
Dig the wise a$$ tag you give yourself - -
Excellent post -
The Culture Yard is now a twitter fan - - check it out - - you may like it.
Interesting concept - socially responsible business that uses alternative energy to power it's concerts.
Enviromentally friendly - composting bathrooms and desalinate own H2O.
Feed the neighbors - 3rd world country - give them free desalinated, filtered H2O - and take neighbors down for medical checkups.
Keep up the good work Sir.
Tim
Peace,
Shannon
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2. so glad k hasnt turned this post/thread into her usual pile of dungaloola.
3. and, as always, so glad to read the sentiments i am unable to articulate. hope you dont mind me swiping some of your pithiness.
mmh
I like the way your professional smart a$$ brain functions. Have been a fan of you work since I watched you on Wings. I know you read some of the comments - if possible could you twitter the Culture Yard. Have something you may be interested in. 1st Alt energy powered, enviromentally friendly, concert venue in the world. The Culture Yard also funds a food bank, offers medical assistance to the neighborhood and gives away fresh, desalinated, filtered H2O to the community. The Culture Yard does business the way business is suppose to be done.
Keep up the thought provoking articles - you reach alot of people with your well constructed view.
Example from health care: my suburban Chicago paramedics ask which hospital I want to be transported to; my brother in central MN (fair sized rural center) must first access local "retail" who send him to "clinic" 30 mi W who send him BACK 80 miles to hospital - all w/o ambulance or paramedics! Then on to coastal Alaska where a stopped heart is zapped back and air lifted to the nearest hospital - - - 120 miles away. How do we make available "quality" care to these diverse areas?
I do realize this thought will be ripped to shreds - but at what point does this country accept the impossibility of coexisting "sides" and civilly divide into two countries? (I know, I know.....just a fun little daydream I occasionally indulge in.)