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This rant is from the multiple political ideologies that live inside my head. They need a place to come out and play. (In a politically offensive way) Entry into this space is not advised!
Thursday, June 17, 2004
One thing I have observed by studying Pollingreport.com is that a third of the country would make excuses for Bush regardless of what he does (and conversely for Kerry if he is elected)
If Bush confessed during a press conference to having actually cannibalized babies you would see people defend him.
I often wonder what motivates such people (democrat and republican), so I came up with several theories on “unconditional” support:
Selfishness: The candidate is going to give you something. Whether it’s tax cuts by the republicans or “entitlements” by the democrats the result is the same. Selfishness was one of the major reasons for the collapse of Rome.
Dogma: Some people become so emotionally committed to an unsubstantiated or un-provable belief that not even the death of friends and family will dissuade them from supporting destructive behavior. The Iranian human wave attacks during the Iraq-Iran war is an example.
Hatred: Hatred is always something the “other” guy suffers from. When someone starts frothing at the mouth you know the higher brain functions have ceased to function.
Sadism: Some people are just animals in human form. They like to kill and inflict pain or watch it being done by others. I would never have thought to include this in a discussion of American political culture till now. It seemed to have been more an artifact of Nazism, Communism or third world dictators. Obviously that has changed.
PS: The army is currently having serious recruiting problems. If you really want to support Mr. Bush’s re-election why not enlist? Or get a son, daughter, niece or nephew to enlist? A dot-mil email address would give you a lot more credibility.
If Bush confessed during a press conference to having actually cannibalized babies you would see people defend him.
I often wonder what motivates such people (democrat and republican), so I came up with several theories on “unconditional” support:
Selfishness: The candidate is going to give you something. Whether it’s tax cuts by the republicans or “entitlements” by the democrats the result is the same. Selfishness was one of the major reasons for the collapse of Rome.
Dogma: Some people become so emotionally committed to an unsubstantiated or un-provable belief that not even the death of friends and family will dissuade them from supporting destructive behavior. The Iranian human wave attacks during the Iraq-Iran war is an example.
Hatred: Hatred is always something the “other” guy suffers from. When someone starts frothing at the mouth you know the higher brain functions have ceased to function.
Sadism: Some people are just animals in human form. They like to kill and inflict pain or watch it being done by others. I would never have thought to include this in a discussion of American political culture till now. It seemed to have been more an artifact of Nazism, Communism or third world dictators. Obviously that has changed.
PS: The army is currently having serious recruiting problems. If you really want to support Mr. Bush’s re-election why not enlist? Or get a son, daughter, niece or nephew to enlist? A dot-mil email address would give you a lot more credibility.
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