If you read William L. Shirer, he attended many of the German mass rallies. He made the remark that he could never understand the mass hysteria, due to pageantry and oratory. Seeing the people enthralled and mesmerized was was beyond belief. We have such susceptible people here on 4um.
Will he get his nose out of AIPAC's butt during his presidency? That he and McCain BOTH kowtow to the same groups, ad nauseum, in their debates rather shows me that Obama is more of the same ol', same ol' dressed up as a "change".
the only hope we got is that obama will pull a putin on the israeli americans.
Ah, yes, that AIPAC. Except for being a lone outpost in the Middle East generally supporting the US, and a major staging area and military aid recipient, I've often wondered why Israel has been an essential commitment of US presidents. I don't think that's a bad thing, but their occupation of Palestinian lands and oppression of people is not a good thing. It's clearly a conundrum.
Until there is greater stability in the area, and peace among its nations -- bigger job now after Bush disasters, hmm? -- I think we're going to have to continue extraordinary support for Israel.
I don't want to invite the Zionist-anti-Zionist stuff with this comment. It's as puzzling to me as the Shiite-Sunni conflicts, seeming ancient and irrelevant today.
I will step out of this discussion because these are issues I don't understand, in the end.
When I observe people at a political rally, waving and cheering, I wonder if it is me that is lacking something.
When I see people shrieking and jumping around at political rallies I wonder why I should feel more embarassed for their lack of self-control than they do. Teeny boppers. Raging hormones. Giggles. Fan clubs. The only thing missing is pubescent pimples.
"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
I guess he gives them hope. Unfortunately, pictures like that destroy all of mine, regardless of which candidate is currently packing (sucking) them in.
The only thing that picture proves is that 99.9% of the people of this country are going to get what they deserve.
The other 0.1% like me, my mother, Chrissy, Jethro, Cynicom, Lodwick, and several others here don't deserve what's coming.
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Why is it that the guys that get all of the mindless idolizing are usually corrupt as all hell?
Because decent, honest people don't need or want to be surrounded by braindead idolizers.
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Modernized chariots. Prolly not enough blood drippin' on the pavement to make some people happy in our new civilized age, but apparently still enough to satisfy the spectators.
That's what 'extreme tough guy boxing' is for. I have no doubt that there are places where those with enough money can watch two guys fight to the death if they so desired.
Did I ask a question about TV? (Short term memory loss, lol)
What I meant about never getting that far is that I've been all around this country, some places more than once ... except for your part of it, even though I've always felt like I belonged there.