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Originally Posted by oshunluva
Maybe he is contemplating ahead of time the ramifications of a McCain/Palin win in November. Everyone knows how insane and dangerous the left and/or Obama supporters can become when things do not turn out the way they [planned].
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IMHO, what an utterly strange and incomprehensible comment. In the history of our nation, starting with the election of our second president, John Adams, amidst what was the beginning of opposing political parties, the citizenry--and those parts of the world with which our fledgling democracy had international relations (mostly in Europe)--waited with bated breath to see if the first presidential transition could actually be a peaceful event, and indeed it was. And it always has been; consider that the riots during the Civil War (1860s) and those during the times preceding the civil rights movement (1960s), to use just two examples, had nothing to do with presidential transition. This is not to say, of course, that supporters of losing candidates over the centuries have been pleased with the results, but there's never been a need for, say, a cessation of our U.S. Constitution-granted civil liberties stemming from the results of a presidential election.
I have a theory which admittedly may have no basis in reality, but I wonder if, generally speaking, persons who are inclined to put politics before principles tend to politicize in an effort to smokescreen and cloud other very real issues affecting us as citizens. I believe--and there are certainly those whose right is to disagree with me--that such things as:
1. the condition of the economy (and I know that there are those who feel that everything in our so-called 'free market' is just dandy...) with its uncertainties (some expressed in earlier posts in this thread) that I'd have to say I don't ever remember during my entire adult life and which includes growing class disparities which go way, way beyond the glib response of 'I worked hard and you were lazy...';
2. the worsening condition of health care (e.g., see another TOTV post from a retired military person; health care is one of my overwhelming concerns based on the horrors I've seen as a Hospice volunteer; the increasing power given to the insurance and pharmaceutical industries in recent years to the point that it's harder and harder for medical decisions to be made between oneself and one's physician; and a real pet peeve of mine about which I've posted before, the manner of structuring of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan debacle);
3. although crime and scandals are nothing new, what appears to be a growing lack of--not sure how to put it--morality, decency, honesty, respect in public life--as evidenced by such disparate individuals as Ken Lay, Scooter Libby, and Jack Abramoff, to use just three examples; and the recent bailout of the banking industry which had difficulty passing as so many citizens were adamantly opposed to it (and let their elected representatives know it!) as it seems to reward the 'ills' that led to the need for the bailout.
These are just three; for sure there are others. I've seen the word 'scary' used more than any other in relation to this post, not only on the post but also from others that I've shared the link with. And this is not to say that the world is about to fall off its axis. There are lots of wonderful things out there as well that we need to stay conscious of, live, and enjoy; and to use that overused expression, in many ways the glass is half full, not half empty.
But even so, 'scary'....