An article I read this morning starts off like this; "Only two years after Republicans’ colossal 1964 loss to a president from Texas, Lyndon Johnson, the GOP gained 47 seats in the House of Representatives, three in the Senate and eight governorships." and then continues; "Could the Democrats do in 2006 what the Republicans did in 1966?" Reading this I couldn't help but think of the odd things that being a sore loser causes some to say. I think of the other silly things being said now days, from Michael Moore giving "17 Reasons Not to Slit Your Wrists" to Nancy Pelosi working on"saving civilization as we know it today".
It shows that people like these have no regard whatsoever for whomever disagrees with them. They fail to recognize the fact that they are primarily resposible for the so called "divisions" in this country. The reason why I read the first article was because of it's headline, "Is Democrats’ solution on the menu at Applebee’s?" I saw that and I though to myself, huh? The article is about how "Democratic leaders are out of touch with the American people". The problem being (italics mine) "We can’t figure out a better way to sell to those people — we’ve got to be more like them."
I was stunned by the audacity, the arrogance of that statement. What must the speaker be thinking? Do they not even entertain the possibility for a moment that 'those people' might read those comments and possibly be offended? How can the dems not expect to marginalize themselves when they continue to demean people? Do they not realize that they already have voters that eat at Applebee's? Do they even worry about offending them, 'those people' who vote for them?
So long as they insist on this manner of thinking the democrats will never be able to solve their problems. It's not that they can't relate, it's that the leadership continues to belittle people, in the process unwittingly condescending to many people who are already part of their base. This ostentatious behavior is disturbing and will only lead to their enduring irrelevance.
Thursday, November 11, 2004
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I agree it's rather undulating to the senses when you hear comments like that of Pelosi, but it's also perfectly understandable given their way of thinking.
I believe simply, that when you have no belief in God or a form of higher authority, your object in life no longer reflects His praise, and working for the state (which is ultimately your own power represented by the fame of political position) becomes stealthfully monotheistic in itself, kind of like its own entity. After this process has been practiced for any significant amount of time, you become the true meaning of fascism and can easily dismiss the ideas of those opposing the state with a mere 'whim' as insignificant, ignorant, or worse, sub-human.
While it seems this attitude is more common (as dangerous as it is), I also believe you simply see more of it due to the media's grand exposure practices...
I hope not to lose faith (a good example is the red/blue map) because the majority of folks here in the US, at least, still understand the difference between arrogance and fascism -- in large part thanks to our Judeo-Christian heritage.
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