Looking In The Republican Mirror.

[byronius]

I'm seeing strange corollaries between 2004 and 2008. After the 2004 election, I felt strangled. Doomed. Sick with rage. Election fraud, WTC 7, fascism, internment camps built by Halliburton, torture, especially Seymour Hersh's report on child torture -- it all pressed on my consciousness like a thousand-pound weight. For awhile, I couldn't breathe.

I see they feel the same way now. The same visceral feeling of doom, of hopelessness, of personal defeat. They hungrily leap on every conspiracy theory spun by anyone. 'Obama as Hitler' reflects much of the sentiment I used to read on Democraic Underground.

The difference, though, is the key.

Fact.

[valerief]

1. If we could only see behind their minds.

Thanks for the excuse. I've wanted to use that pic!

[RandomThoughts]

4. Many have been where they are, including many of us.

We all at times have had troubles and tougher paths, and sometimes it is difficult for some to move forward, it is not always an easy thing.

But I think love can be more then a limitation or a strike against an opponent, but instead open arms of the better things and better ways, for we all have felt that pain at one time or another, and we can make it through.

My guess.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfuWXRZe9yA

[babylonsister]

2. I can't agree there. We all had righteous reasons for feeling

so hopeless, starting with Iraq and the lies, and continuing to the shredding of the Constitution in order to 'keep us all safe'.

There is no such reasoning now, just pure, unadulterated ignorance and hate.

[byronius]

5. My point exactly. They're a mirror of us -- without fact. Without reason.

Almost like the bad part of Kirk that came out of the transporter.

Bad analogy. We're not exactly like the wimpy, 'good' part of Kirk.

[babylonsister]

6. OK, got it. And transporter? Kirk?

:D

:shrug: Star Wars?

Can you tell I'm not a sci-fi fan?

[byronius]

7. babylonsister not a Trekkie? I is shocked, I tell you.

There's an episode of Star Trek where Captain Kirk goes through the transporter during an ion storm and is split into two separate beings; one, full of rage, fear and hatred, always scheming and violent; the second, kind, gentle, loving, as well as indecisive and incapable of leadership.

The analogy breaks down 'cause we're quite capable. It's less two necessary halves than the competent dragging the australopithecus into the future kicking and screaming. As always. We're paying the price for behaviors that developed a million years ago, and now curse us terribly.

I'm a huge fan of yours, by the way. Read everything you post.

[byronius]

8. PS: Both of my liberal aunts live in Houston.

Love them dearly. Psychotherapists, and quite aware.

[tblue]

3. I really think they were jealous of our 8 years of righteous indignation.

The difference is, our fears were usually justified by facts or else exacerbated by cover-ups, secrecy, and delays. Obama is running a largely transparent White House. He knows he can't get away with anything without being ceaselessly pounded over the head with it in the right wing media. Those who enjoy accusing him of evil intentions have no idea how good they have it with this president. If he were half the megalomaniac they say he is, they'd be locked up and rendered already.