Reply #9: "he's better than McCain" [View All]

[Two Americas]

As always, we are down to "at least they are better than the Republicans."

Of course, that is effective for each little person to make up their own little mind - then after that I guess we are all supposed to just believe very, very hard and chant in unison some mindless slogan.

"They are better than Republicans" is completely useless in the general. But who cares? Each little individual person must discover "their own truth" and believe very hard in it. The goal is for each person to be "right" in a very narrow self-centered and self-righteous way and expreeeeeess themselves.

Being "right" is the consolation prize in politics. The right wing ruthlessly and relentlessly goes for results, we go for being "right." We can see where this all leads when we look at the Obama supporters.

If the Obama phenomenon leads people to question the way we have been approaching politics - as a matter of personalized pseudo-spiritual "belief systems" and "personal choice" and "personal truth" - that will be a very good thing.

The personalized individual choice approach to politics - ironically - leads to less true individualism and sets the stage for cult behavior and thinking, and cult behavior and thinking among the public is the primary requirement for fascism and tyranny to arise.

"We are all true to our own personal belief systems - together! As one! All identical! Burn the heretics! Chant with me now, and hope...."

Now, close your eyes, and tap your toes together three times and say "they are better than Republicans, they are better than Republicans, they are better than Republicans, they are better than Republicans..."

"If I only had a brain...."