GOP now openly priming the pumps of revolution in the streets

[Atman]

We couldn't git 'er done under Bush. We marched a million strong on Washington in protest of Bush's illegal war and devastating policies...the media wouldn't even acknowledge the march happened. Nor would they acknowledge similar (and larger) marches all around the world. After all, a protest is just a big bunch of people gathering in the street if the media doesn't let everyone else know it's happening.

But now, I've heard it several times over the past week. And NOT from Democratic "peaceniks" or Bush-haters. Now it's openly being floated (promoted?) by the right...it's time for a revolution. Not against the war criminals and Wall Street profiteers...against Obama for turning America into a Socialist state. Al Hunt on MSNBC this morning openly suggested taking to the streets and a citizens' revolution. The GOP is all over this. They made their money building all these fancy new detention centers, now they have to fill 'em up in order to score the contracts for housing the detainees.

This is all so transparent; BEFORE 9/11 they talked about NEEDING 9/11 (they called it "a New Pearl Harbor") in order to bring about massive social change. They spoke of drowning our economy in a bathtub. They PLANNED for this, while we marched on Washington and got fed up when we were ignored ("fed up" meaning "give up"). Now they're stoking the flames. They can be nattering nay-Bobs all they want, they know they'll just get blasted for being so. But if they can help foment a full-scale in-the-streets rioting scenerio, then it all becomes Obama's fault, the country is in chaos, they still have the billions in tax breaks we gave them to help them survive the depression...

It's all going exactly according to plan.

And that is not the first time I've written that phrase here on DU. I've been right every time so far. I fear I'm right on this one, too.

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[gratuitous]

1. I decline to call them nattering nabobs

I prefer flaming hypocritical assholes of motherfuckery. Not quite as alliterative, but a lot more descriptive.

[skooooo]

2. So a fraction of the 30% who agree with Rush..

...are going to take to the streets? *yawn* Lion without teeth.

[Atman]

6. Yawn your way into oblivion

You aren't listening. Good for you...you'll get your three meals and a cot, too.

I didn't mention Rush. He's an idiot, and well recognized for being so. I'm talking about MAIN STREAM information sources telling the people it is time to revolt. This isn't a segment of the Limpball's Hour. This is coming from the regular news stations every day Americans are watching. They're being told over and over again that the big guys have screwed you little guys, and it's time to riot. You can *yawn* all you want. To your peril.

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[luvspeas]

10. I agree with this

I think you are right that they are trying to manipulate all this, but there aren't enough people willing to bite. And nobody I know is interested in counter-protesting them.

I think that the inflammatory Racism of the McCain/Palin campaign tried this. They would have loved to see people get violent protesting and counter-protesting so that people stopped paying attention to the candidates. then McCain could step in as the tough security guy. It's the right's idea of community organizing.

[jimshoes]

3. Those detention camps might come in

useful after all.

[kentuck]

4. I don't know if it is a "plan"...or

the next illogical step in their insane "conservative" revolution?

[marmar]

5. But how many people are they speaking to? ...... Their "message" no longer resonates with the masses

It's hard to foment a revolution with such a small cadre of true believers.

[Atman]

8. See post #6

They're not talking to Bush's base. They're talking to you and me and, more importantly, the teaming masses who don't follow politics like we do.

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[spanone]

7. President Obama was elected by a significant majority...let them pump all they want

[burythehatchet]

9. It is always helpful to pause and view things through a wide angle lens

the arc of our national discourse to clearly points to a civil war. Personally, I welcome it. It is foolish for any of us to believe that the loyal opposition wants anything less than to kill us.

[zbdent]

11. It's amazing how many of the "party of life" are ready to kill, and those

of the "culture of death" actually don't try to take lives ...

[L. Coyote]

12. The GOP is standing beside the road, hitchhiking with an empty gas can. LOL.

They are lucky to still have an idiot like Rush rolling on his mattress of money, deluded
and unable to understand they are SOOOOO out of gas they are totally irrelevant.

Today the Progressive Majority dominates the flow of traffic,
and they are still hitchhiking the empty side of the road! :rofl:

[adamuu]

13. I think they will be disappointed by the numbers that actually turn out

We had 250,000 in DC in 2005. Those were real numbers.
I've seen some cries for armed revolution on message boards and mailing lists, and on one tv commentator's website as Olbermann pointed out last week. But I don't think the masses are going to really connect with a Chicago Mercantile Exchange reporter and a room full of derivatives traders. I honestly don't.

[liberalmuse]

14. I don't know if such a revolution could be successful...

They're revolting against social democracy: universal health care, better schools, cleaner air, better roads and bridges, mass transit, helping the average, hardworking American be able to stay in their home, and most importantly, against taxing the very rich. I don't think the masses are going to get off their couches for that. The Republicans don't get it. You don't blame the victim if you want the masses on your side, and for a revolution to be successful, you have to revolt against systematic injustice towards the weak, not in defense of the powerful overlords who make and break the rules and are the very cause of our current crisis.

[county worker]

15. Most of them would never get out of their mom's basement and out from behind the computer screen.

They talk big but it's all hot air and gas. Just think of the price of renting porta potties these days.

A couple of dozen freepers is about all there ever will be to it.

The majority of people like what Obama is doing.