Thursday, August 31, 2006
Desperate times, desperate measures
In the last few weeks, the Bush cabal has really kicked up the rhetoric. Along with the new catchphrase "Islamo-fascism", the neocons are increasingly making the comparison between Fascist Germany and Italy and the "war on terror". While this historical inaccuracy is nothing new, the vitriol, Orwellian language, and extent of fabrication behind the rhetoric is.
Don Rumsfeld's speech at the American Legion yesterday is a perfect example of the desperate state of the Bush cabal. They know that after Iraq, the pathetic failure of Katrina, and their blatant disregard for the Constitution, Americans are no longer blindly buying into the their lies. They also know that a Democratic majority in either the Senate of the House gives the Democrats the power to subpoena the executive branch, which means that the criminal methods they've employed since day one will be exposed to "the light of justice", as Bush used to say.
Comparing opposition to the Bush eternal war doctrine to the British government that appeased Hitler in the 1938, Rumsfeld said, "in any long struggle or long war, where any kind of moral or intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong can weaken the ability of free societies to persevere."
In other words, to question a horribly planned, unbelievably costly and deadly exercise in empire building is a sign of "moral or intellectual confusion". Besides being incredibly arrogant, this statement is also dangerous and strikingly authoritarian.
He went on to say, "The question is not whether we can win; it's whether we have the will to persevere to win. I'm convinced that Americans do have that determination and that we have learned the lessons of history, of the folly of trying to turn a blind eye to danger."
The beauty here is that Rumsfeld has set the stage for the downfall of his own morally and intellectually confused regime. If Americans do indeed have the "will to persevere to win", they will understand that the greatest danger we face is the very group of men that have hijacked our democracy.
For the future of the nation, we can only hope that in 68 days, enough Americans will understand that the threat this cabal represents is far greater than that of terrorism. Remember, the whole red state vs. blue state idea is bunk. It is just another method by which politicians and the media seek to polarize the public and maintain an atmosphere of hate and fear. The following image paints a more accurate picture.
This is a breakdown of the 2004 Election by county rather than state. It becomes clear that if there is a ideological devide in the US, it is urban vs. rural.
Finally, Keith Olbermann, who just might believe he's the reincarnation of Edward R. Murrow, has posted an outstanding rebuttal to Rumsfeld's speech on his MSNBC blog. Check it out.
Don Rumsfeld's speech at the American Legion yesterday is a perfect example of the desperate state of the Bush cabal. They know that after Iraq, the pathetic failure of Katrina, and their blatant disregard for the Constitution, Americans are no longer blindly buying into the their lies. They also know that a Democratic majority in either the Senate of the House gives the Democrats the power to subpoena the executive branch, which means that the criminal methods they've employed since day one will be exposed to "the light of justice", as Bush used to say.
Comparing opposition to the Bush eternal war doctrine to the British government that appeased Hitler in the 1938, Rumsfeld said, "in any long struggle or long war, where any kind of moral or intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong can weaken the ability of free societies to persevere."
In other words, to question a horribly planned, unbelievably costly and deadly exercise in empire building is a sign of "moral or intellectual confusion". Besides being incredibly arrogant, this statement is also dangerous and strikingly authoritarian.
He went on to say, "The question is not whether we can win; it's whether we have the will to persevere to win. I'm convinced that Americans do have that determination and that we have learned the lessons of history, of the folly of trying to turn a blind eye to danger."
The beauty here is that Rumsfeld has set the stage for the downfall of his own morally and intellectually confused regime. If Americans do indeed have the "will to persevere to win", they will understand that the greatest danger we face is the very group of men that have hijacked our democracy.
For the future of the nation, we can only hope that in 68 days, enough Americans will understand that the threat this cabal represents is far greater than that of terrorism. Remember, the whole red state vs. blue state idea is bunk. It is just another method by which politicians and the media seek to polarize the public and maintain an atmosphere of hate and fear. The following image paints a more accurate picture.
This is a breakdown of the 2004 Election by county rather than state. It becomes clear that if there is a ideological devide in the US, it is urban vs. rural.
Finally, Keith Olbermann, who just might believe he's the reincarnation of Edward R. Murrow, has posted an outstanding rebuttal to Rumsfeld's speech on his MSNBC blog. Check it out.
# posted by workplex @ 20:18 
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