September 24, 2008
Still loving Sarah
Neocon pinup Sarah Palin continues to pay dividends for Democrats because her stances, which clearly define the difference between the two parties that hasn’t been this pronounced in years, are driving swing voters to Obama.
The outcome of this election will be a defining moment in United States history, not so much for the historical milestone of race and gender in the campaign itself, but of a paradigm shift of this country’s social and political philosophy of security versus liberty, the role of capitalism, and authoritarianism.
Make no mistake, this Republican campaign started well before 9/11, when the blueprint was designed in the 1960’s, field tested in the ‘70’s, introduced to the masses by Ronald Reagan, and turbocharged by George W. Bush. This has always been an orchestrated effort to squash citizens of their rights, and this election illustrates the difference between those who think people need to be told what to belief and those who believe that we can make up are own minds. The stakes are very high
The 2000 election, more an abomination of justice and one which will always be in doubt, and 2004, which saw a resurgence of Democratic grassroots trying to protect what many considered the last firewall against the political and social forces that want to transform this country into something quite different from what has guided our beliefs for over 200 years, were pre-season games to this Super Bowl.
After eight years of a Republican presidency, six of which was part of a twelve year control of Congress by the GOP, and a right-wing shift in the Supreme Court, this election is a referendum on conservatism. Even after all this country has endured since 1980, many conservative voters still consider the Republicans as guardians of their beliefs. That’s not going to change, and no amount of “showing them the light” is going to overcome their cultural insecurities and their refusal to face their own hypocrisy. Issues and personalities are only parts of the equation explaining why someone votes for a particular person. Just as important is a person’s world-view. Republicans call it ownership society, Democrats use the term common good.
That’s why independents are trending Obama. These voters have found that looking out for number one has caused hardships and divisiveness, but more importantly, they have realized that we are all in this together, and that by unity of purpose, this country’s better days are ahead.
Posted by Captain Kroc at September 24, 2008 09:33 AM
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