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I wanted to ignore everything said in and about the Republican Convention. I failed. This morning I turned on the radio as I always do when my alarm goes off on weekdays. I listened to a recap, and a few minutes of Ann Romney's speech and a few minutes of Chris Christie's speech.
And I am again left with this question. Are these people fucking short sided, power hungry, psychopathic, nut jobs who care not for the future of the United States?
I can't for a minute imagine that the folks pulling all the strings in the Republican Party actually believe their publicized view of the world. It is so detached from reality and the history of human affairs that it seems unlikely that they really believe they could enforce their moral and economic policies. Have they never heard of the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution? Do they not know what happens when power and wealth become too concentrated? Are they that fucking stupid?
Are half the people in the US so detached from reality that they really think it was this president and this congress who wrecked the US economy? Well, yes. They are. And if they are fed a constant stream of vitriol and lies denouncing the Godless ways of Democrats and blaming the current president for all sin and corruption in the world, they will believe it, because it is far better to blame someone else for you lot in life than to take personal responsibility for it. So while the Republicans are jumping up and down to celebrate Ayn Rand's misunderstanding of human beings, while they all are sure they are really just like Hank Rearden or Dagny Tagart, and while they swear by the Trickle Down words of Ronald Reagan (their John Galt), they are the first one's screaming about how unfair the world is. Really, people. Really? This is mental illness, is it not?
I can believe, however, that the Republican puppet masters are very, very good at their jobs and the race for the white house will be a lot closer than it has any right to be. Stacey and I talk about leaving the USA. We won't. We are really too old to be an acceptable pair for a saner country to take. We would cost more than we are worth. :)
It doesn't matter, really. Other countries have different social issues to fight, but everywhere you go, there are people. And people will always find ways to make everything be about us vs. them.
And I am again left with this question. Are these people fucking short sided, power hungry, psychopathic, nut jobs who care not for the future of the United States?
I can't for a minute imagine that the folks pulling all the strings in the Republican Party actually believe their publicized view of the world. It is so detached from reality and the history of human affairs that it seems unlikely that they really believe they could enforce their moral and economic policies. Have they never heard of the French Revolution or the Russian Revolution? Do they not know what happens when power and wealth become too concentrated? Are they that fucking stupid?
Are half the people in the US so detached from reality that they really think it was this president and this congress who wrecked the US economy? Well, yes. They are. And if they are fed a constant stream of vitriol and lies denouncing the Godless ways of Democrats and blaming the current president for all sin and corruption in the world, they will believe it, because it is far better to blame someone else for you lot in life than to take personal responsibility for it. So while the Republicans are jumping up and down to celebrate Ayn Rand's misunderstanding of human beings, while they all are sure they are really just like Hank Rearden or Dagny Tagart, and while they swear by the Trickle Down words of Ronald Reagan (their John Galt), they are the first one's screaming about how unfair the world is. Really, people. Really? This is mental illness, is it not?
I can believe, however, that the Republican puppet masters are very, very good at their jobs and the race for the white house will be a lot closer than it has any right to be. Stacey and I talk about leaving the USA. We won't. We are really too old to be an acceptable pair for a saner country to take. We would cost more than we are worth. :)
It doesn't matter, really. Other countries have different social issues to fight, but everywhere you go, there are people. And people will always find ways to make everything be about us vs. them.
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