tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post8947274250872227168..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: New Year's Re(v)olutionsDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-62980115555576065802013-01-18T01:20:49.045+01:002013-01-18T01:20:49.045+01:00Only Zer0bama believes he can drive from the cente...Only Zer0bama believes he can drive from the center of the bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-9575025376568086802013-01-03T14:09:07.304+01:002013-01-03T14:09:07.304+01:00This uncertain period of insanity is not yet finis...This uncertain period of insanity is not yet finished. The crackpot right still exerts veto power in Congress, and there's no sign that the craziness has peaked let alone ebbed. Probably nothing has more empowered them that the idea that government itself is the problem, that it's corrupt and inefficient. And only the free market (in reality, crony capitalism) can make things better. <br /><br />We're not going change their minds since they're possessed by beliefs immune to reason and example. This cold civil war is being fought simply because of this. If We the People means anything, it's the compelling idea that we can reason, that we don't need to collapse all distinctions out of reptilian fears. The right is nothing without these fears, and the primary one is loss of status in a society of equals. <br /><br />There's no guarantee here that this interlude of dysfunction will end happily. A paralyzed government can be a mere inconvenience if the period is relatively short. But in our case, this period appears to be indefinite. Once we inure ourselves to paralysis, the cynicism becomes common sense. Best to guard your assets in Swiss bank accounts, live in gated communities, and send your kids to private schools. That's the siren song of the right. They want We the People to fail because they never believed it in the first place.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221959390644542667noreply@blogger.com