Destroying America
The ACLU crowd seems to think that the U.S. is already a fascist state, citing as evidence Guantanamo and wiretapping among others. I think that efforts to defend the U.S. against terrorists are being ham-strung by the fact that primary consideration must be given to "proper" treatment of those very terrorists as we pursue them and after they are apprehended.
So there you are. Two opinions that couldn't be more opposite, resulting in the exact same answer to the simplistic question about the country's "direction". Is the U.S. headed in the right direction? A rousing "NO" erupts from both ends of the spectrum and, I would assume, from most of the middle as well.
And yet, the media always - ALWAYS - presents this as a referendum against Administration policies.
Go figure!
This country will never again be "united". And maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing to be a 50-50, left-right country. It is the fanatics, the closed-minded radicals, who turn what could be a healthy give-and-take government process into a hate-filled internal war in which only the total annihalation of the opposing viewpoint is acceptable. Both sides have their "fringes", but the fringe comprises about 75% of the Left, making compromise impossible. So we're doomed. In spite of the inherant goodness, creativity, generosity and productivity of it's people, America's Political Class is well on its way to destroying our country.
Between the Rich and the Poor.
Between the Educated Elite and the Working Class.
Between those who want Racism to continue and those who want it to end (although both "say" pretty much the same thing.
Between those who are heavily invested in Inequality and those who pretty much think it doesn't really exist.Between those who the individuals are responsible for their own lives and those who think their lives, prosperity and happiness are the Government's responsibility.
Between those who believe in the rules and those who want to change them.
Between those who are Proud of America and those who are Ashamed of her.
A thousand opposing groups, some natural and real, most created for political purposes; but all exploited by this party or (more likely) that party to pit us against each other.
Kruschev said "We will destroy you from within" and America has responded to that with a resounding FUCK YOU, RUSSKI! WE'LL DESTROY OURSELVES!
So there you are. Two opinions that couldn't be more opposite, resulting in the exact same answer to the simplistic question about the country's "direction". Is the U.S. headed in the right direction? A rousing "NO" erupts from both ends of the spectrum and, I would assume, from most of the middle as well.
And yet, the media always - ALWAYS - presents this as a referendum against Administration policies.
Go figure!
This country will never again be "united". And maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing to be a 50-50, left-right country. It is the fanatics, the closed-minded radicals, who turn what could be a healthy give-and-take government process into a hate-filled internal war in which only the total annihalation of the opposing viewpoint is acceptable. Both sides have their "fringes", but the fringe comprises about 75% of the Left, making compromise impossible. So we're doomed. In spite of the inherant goodness, creativity, generosity and productivity of it's people, America's Political Class is well on its way to destroying our country.
Between the Rich and the Poor.
Between the Educated Elite and the Working Class.
Between those who want Racism to continue and those who want it to end (although both "say" pretty much the same thing.
Between those who are heavily invested in Inequality and those who pretty much think it doesn't really exist.Between those who the individuals are responsible for their own lives and those who think their lives, prosperity and happiness are the Government's responsibility.
Between those who believe in the rules and those who want to change them.
Between those who are Proud of America and those who are Ashamed of her.
A thousand opposing groups, some natural and real, most created for political purposes; but all exploited by this party or (more likely) that party to pit us against each other.
Kruschev said "We will destroy you from within" and America has responded to that with a resounding FUCK YOU, RUSSKI! WE'LL DESTROY OURSELVES!
posted by OunceOfLogic at 3:09 PM
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