In its malaise, America’s right-wingers have emerged as an ancestor-worshiping cult.

[kpete]

Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Back to Ronald Regan
By Christian Wernicke
Translated By Ron Argentati
(Originally written before Romney’s resignation)
Germany - Sueddeutsche Zeitung - Original Article (German)


It seems that George W. Bush is leaving his party only scorched earth: Eight out of ten American citizens (and one out of two Republicans) think the nation is on the wrong course. At the beginning of the election year 2008, the Grand Old Party lies in rubble and ashes. And nowhere in this gray pile is a Phoenix to be seen.



In its malaise, America’s right-wingers have emerged as an ancestor-worshiping cult. Everyone yearns for the long-departed Ronald Reagan – America’s 40th president – who during the nineteen eighties managed to unite the differing and often contrary wings of his party and forge them into a powerful army for his conservative revolution. None of the current aspirants exudes such an aura.


In the midst of this emergency, each of the Republican candidates campaigns for the right to the halo pronouncing him the rightful heir to Reagan’s throne. It is precisely this competition that leads the party off the track. Reagan's political mixture - military rearmament, religious renewal, radical tax cuts, including reducing government - is not a cure for current problems: The nation can no longer cope with billions more for the Pentagon, ever more fanatical Christian zeal against abortion and gays, and more tax relief for the wealthy at the expense of already impoverished communities. More of this kind of drastic remedy à la Ronald would drive the country to ruin. The popular desire for change, long rumbling amongst the people, is beginning to rumble in the Republican ranks as well. A good third of party supporters call for a strong state - not only as a guardian of law and order - but also as a guarantor of social and economic security at a time when Americans fear recession more than they fear the situation in Iraq.



These fears are addressed by right-wing candidates with nothing more than cheap populism. While they begin to disengage themselves from Bush, they do not have the courage to break from Reagan’s dusty old recipes.

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[janetblond]

1. Ancester worship is right!

Ronald Reagan!
Ronald Reagan!
Elvis!
Elvis!
Poor right-wingers ... so clueless and brain dead.

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Yeah, all republicons wish for a good occultist." - Ronald Reagan's Dead Astrologer*

"That's right, all republicons secretly wish to have an occultist or twoon staff, the way Adored Ancestor Ronald Reagan did while he raised taxes, and led America to a historic VICTORY over the threat of, um, Grendada. Republcons secretly (pssst- Skull & Boner Boys) have deep admiration for the Occultist Ancestors of Olde."

- Ronald Regan's Dead Republicon Astrologer*


* This occult republicon ancestor courageously channeled by Spiral Hawk, who intrepidly consumed a dozen cream-filled doughnuts beforehand to protect the purity of his Precious Bodily Fluids while skulking about in the amoral republicon NetherWorld.

[stellanoir]

4. You are a far more intrepid spiritual warrior than I.

Then again, I guess if one can't stand the dozen cream-filled doughnuts they'd better stay out of the amoral republican NetherWorld.

:rofl:

[flashl]

5. Love it! n/t

:rofl:

[Happyhippychick]

3. Wasn't his approval rating 60% when he left office?

[malaise]

6. Well since they're responsible for my

malaise, it's all good. :rofl: