Defenestrating Thoughts from the Bivouac

The Sad State of Political Discourse in America is so easy to write about; so you knew that I’d have more to say. :-)

Let’s take a look at the campaign slogans. For Obama, he offers voters one word: “Change.”

Keep in mind, Obama has voted to fund the Iraq war, voted to reauthorize the Patriot Act, saber-rattles against Iran, and in his two years as a Senator, he has demonstrated absolutely no inclination of the “Change” he professes to represent.

Now suppose we have the audacity to ask “Change what?” the Obama camp will often get confused and eventually brighten up and say, “Hope!”.

And if you ask “Hope for what?”, it will take a minute before they gleefully say, “Hope for Change!”

Obama’s message is completely unspecific and devoid of any political philosophy

McCain’s slogan is “Country First.” Like Obama’s, it is completely unspecific, but it does actually indicate a political philosophy. But, I imagine it’s not the philosophy that McCain intended for. :-)

From the Merriam-Webster dictionary:

Fascism (emphasis mine): a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.

All those folks chanting “Country First! Country First!” at the convention, may as well have been chatting, “Fascism! Fascism!”

:-)

(I still can’t stop chuckling about this.)