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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
One World Sovereignty
In response to someone in a forum, saying they were shedding tears for our soon to be lost sovereignty. My reply:
It is a very exciting time. Shed tears of joy, for soon the USA will begin actual integration with the world at large - bringing our outdated models into alignment with more progressive ideas! First, recognition that we can't go around bullying our global neighbors just because they might someday do some bad things with the weapons we provided for them in the first place, oops they don't have those anymore, let's just spread our democracy instead, oops that isn't working, let's just wait til they are stabilized and can run their country themselves, oops they can't do that, let's send in the megacorps to rework their country in our image.
Hmmm.
How about global standards for information technology? Trade rules? Monetary policy? Coordinated development? Space exploration? Distribution?
OH the horrors of actually participating in a greater ideal and effort than just our patch of dirt! Sovereignty? Hah! I laugh at your notion. We are beholden to the world. Always have been. We are part of a neighborhood, and as part of a neighborhood we have responsibilities to our neighbors to be, well, neighborly. There ain't nothing wrong with that.
I look forward to the NWO. The OWG (One World Government). The future of humanity, for the sake of us all - not just those with the fortunate accident of birth here on American soil. Spread our ideas worldwide, get out there and learn the world, and change THEM, spread OUR ideas, and take the good that THEY offer in return. We all end up stronger for it.
We're in it for the species, kids.
It is a very exciting time. Shed tears of joy, for soon the USA will begin actual integration with the world at large - bringing our outdated models into alignment with more progressive ideas! First, recognition that we can't go around bullying our global neighbors just because they might someday do some bad things with the weapons we provided for them in the first place, oops they don't have those anymore, let's just spread our democracy instead, oops that isn't working, let's just wait til they are stabilized and can run their country themselves, oops they can't do that, let's send in the megacorps to rework their country in our image.
Hmmm.
How about global standards for information technology? Trade rules? Monetary policy? Coordinated development? Space exploration? Distribution?
OH the horrors of actually participating in a greater ideal and effort than just our patch of dirt! Sovereignty? Hah! I laugh at your notion. We are beholden to the world. Always have been. We are part of a neighborhood, and as part of a neighborhood we have responsibilities to our neighbors to be, well, neighborly. There ain't nothing wrong with that.
I look forward to the NWO. The OWG (One World Government). The future of humanity, for the sake of us all - not just those with the fortunate accident of birth here on American soil. Spread our ideas worldwide, get out there and learn the world, and change THEM, spread OUR ideas, and take the good that THEY offer in return. We all end up stronger for it.
We're in it for the species, kids.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Why McCain lost
The biggest problem was that some people in the Republican camp saw that to win this election, you needed someone nearer the center that could reach across and pull over the moderate democrats and independents. Republicans got that in McCain, but then the campaign that was waged was nothing but harsh criticisms, attacks, and trivialities that noone but the far right cared about (birth cert, Ayers, Wright, "socialism").
http://www.slate.com/id/2203960
Interesting article about negative campaigns. And here is the dilemna - McCain himself is a great guy. I wanted to see him come out in typical aisle-reaching McCain fashion. THAT is the mark of a true leader. Not the negativity, but the building. After all, more or less half this country ain't voting for the other side, which means that any President has to be able to govern those with different views than them. But the most vocal group of advocates for McCain were those who are intolerant, and impolitic, and demeaning.
That isn't what anyone wants directed at them.
If McCain had been more forceful in his assertions of positive building (said Barack was a good guy and we shouldn't be afraid of him as President, denied that Barack is a socialist), and reined in the negative-mongers that spewed their intolerance all over the waves, then he would have had a much better chance. Campaigns aren't about policies, they are about appealing to the most people. 8 years of silence, stonewalling and secrecy from the Bush administration left a *lot* of people in this country hungry for someone who doesn't come off as superior and condescending.
Call it what you will, weak-minded fools, morons, sensitive babies, etc. But the Republicans needed these people on their side, and the far right's disdain for reaching out to them is what cost them this election. McCain should have been allowed to run as McCain, not a neo-con stooge. That is what lost the election.
http://www.slate.com/id/2203960
Interesting article about negative campaigns. And here is the dilemna - McCain himself is a great guy. I wanted to see him come out in typical aisle-reaching McCain fashion. THAT is the mark of a true leader. Not the negativity, but the building. After all, more or less half this country ain't voting for the other side, which means that any President has to be able to govern those with different views than them. But the most vocal group of advocates for McCain were those who are intolerant, and impolitic, and demeaning.
That isn't what anyone wants directed at them.
If McCain had been more forceful in his assertions of positive building (said Barack was a good guy and we shouldn't be afraid of him as President, denied that Barack is a socialist), and reined in the negative-mongers that spewed their intolerance all over the waves, then he would have had a much better chance. Campaigns aren't about policies, they are about appealing to the most people. 8 years of silence, stonewalling and secrecy from the Bush administration left a *lot* of people in this country hungry for someone who doesn't come off as superior and condescending.
Call it what you will, weak-minded fools, morons, sensitive babies, etc. But the Republicans needed these people on their side, and the far right's disdain for reaching out to them is what cost them this election. McCain should have been allowed to run as McCain, not a neo-con stooge. That is what lost the election.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Concession
Well, I guess it would have helped me get a vote if I had gotten on a ballot somewhere. Maybe I will start looking into that for 2012. It would be great to be President Elect when the world ends!
I will begin chronicling my campaign soon.
I will begin chronicling my campaign soon.
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