Posted by
Juwar74 on Sunday, October 12, 2008 10:01:21 AM
There is no time left. The election is upon us, and the Id of the nation is unfolding. Like the pet wolf with its back in a corner, the conservatives are on the attack, resulting to fiery and destructive diatribes at McCain rallies, on McCain flyers, and under the dark music of a McCain TV ad. They are becoming red in the face, their eyes are changing to black, and their incisors are growing larger. However, when they pounce, McCain pulls on the chain. Back, Fang, back!
But it might be that the attack animal could turn on its owner for not letting him loose. The steak is only a few feet away. However, the steak is an illusion, rather a picture torn from a bistro magazine. Still, the animal doesn't know the difference. It is hope that keeps him lurching forward.
The steak is the ridiculous innuendos and rumors surrounding Obama, whom the conservatives, in a desperate attempt to suggest that there is a "there there," have become active buffoons on the campaign trail. Their antics are being viewed by the world and they are proving in a clear light, how illiterate they are, how irrational they are, how racist they are, how small-minded they are, and how stupid they are. It is no surprise why these conservatives are attracted to Sarah Palin. Some have said that she is a reflection of them, which is quite telling. Any leader and his or her voters who are adverse to reading or higher education attainment, like Palin and her supporters have to some extent proven, should be nowhere near the White House.
So what's the deal? Why are these voters so visceral?
They are not visceral because these people are inherently mean. They are visceral because they are seeing that their hopes and their children's hopes, or their neighbors hopes to be anything more than what they are is based on a false assumption: All you have to be is "well liked," as Willy Loman believed in 'Death of a Salesman.' Because Middle America is not considered a bastion of "intellectual supremacy", and because many of them who live there know that, their hopes of ever making it in America has to be rooted solely in their personality while mocking those who are genuinely smart like Obama, or some Democratic Leaders, or some Republicans for that matter.
Over time, these stupid people become cynical, which is the worst trait to have in a democracy. Unfortunately, there are politicians, mostly Republicans, who exploit this, by feeding the flames, then stepping back and acting as if they had nothing to do with it. They like to throw rocks and hide their hands. With a cynical electorate, not too many people will vote, and this is good for the Republicans. Republicans generally win when there is low voter turn out.
Man, four more weeks to go. I just hope that McCain, to save his integrity and his political career, keeps his pet wolf on the leash before someone actually gets hurt by the stupid people.