On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 22:07:29 -0500 Steve Kinney <admin@pilobilus.net> wrote:
"Liberals," so-called, are not cardboard cutouts; they are human beings. Two value reasoning, the passionate belief that the Left/Right axis describes real world politics, and judging others accordingly makes one a helpless cripple in the political sphere. That's why Amerikans have been so carefully and thoroughly taught to see and respond to the world around them through that frame of reference.
I know the left/right classification can be pretty meaningless and most of the time it is. On the other hand mainstream liberals and mainstream conservatives, which are supposed to be left and right are hopeless I'm afraid (I do realize that some of them can become more politically sophisticated given the 'right' incentives)
their demographic is now well represented in public events that have little or nothing to do with partisan politics. The Bernie business is likely to bring a large wave of mad as hell,
sanders? an american 'socialists' senator*? what is he supposed to stand for?
Political attitude surveys consistently show a popular mandate for what most would call Socialist economic policies and institutions in the U.S. Of course, in a Fascist State ruled by an astronomically wealthy oligarchy, no such thing is allowed. Hence the novelty and extraordinary popular appeal of Bernie Sanders. I expect his failure to deliver will radicalize a rather large number of people who would presently be described as Liberal. I know from observation that the Obama deception had that effect.
Ah, my mistake. I didn't get your point at first. I mostly remain skeptical though. I mean, the only thing you can be sure about politicians is that they won't keep their 'promises'. And yet the democratic charade doesn't seem to be losing strength.
You seem to be wearing your rose colored glasses...
Just a cognitive bias toward well documented evidence and lessons of personal experience, and a lifetime of studying the art and science of propaganda.
I got hooked on propaganda when I was 11 or 12 and never lost interest. Propaganda is the principal formative influence on social norms and political beliefs in the media-saturated "developed" nations. No one escapes the influence of propaganda, but those who do not study propaganda will be controlled by it.
Hehe =)
:o)
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