Right Wing Intellectuals
April 28th 2009 04:12
Karl Rove and John Howard are about as far as the idea of the right wing thinking machinations has, and will, go.
Mr Rove was behind the reign of George W. Bush's uneasy combination of hardheadedness and simplistic economic policies, carried out through other suspicious looking fellows such as Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan. Ex US President Bush may well be going down in history best known as a stooge to the aforementioned characters.
A firm belief in fear campaigns as a way of bringing the people together leaves one to wonder - what happens to the people whom the fear is aimed at? From bible quotes to any old news source owned by Rupert Murdoch, these men have been emulated and praised by conservatives all across the western world.
Unfortunately, this way of thinking inevitably led to the fear campaigns being against everything that wasn't part of the western world - with China and India free to choose a side. The midriff between Islam and Christianity today is a dangerous current. Afghanistan lost out long ago, where the country went from a strong economy relying on its natural export, opium, to a deep and bitter wound that has not been able to heal since the "War on Drugs."
As this war on drugs became a war on Communism and then a war on terrorism, the people of international concerns today have become sick of such ambiguous battles. Since when did a country to preach freedom of speech have the right to enforce imprisonment of ideas?
John Howard was a popular right winger in Australia, until he began showing displays of affection towards a fascist dictatorship in this wide brown land. A firm believer of Ex President Bush's reign, the people who tended to act on emotion without thought were scurried in to his ways and followed him blindfolded into an uncertain future.
Fear campaigns, once again, reigned supreme. Howard's political campaigners ran all over the country to ask the people what they were most scared of, and then brought about advertising campaigns saying what the people fear is what the opposing party will bring about if voted into power.
Quite clever really.
And if we consider that all politicians are paid to do is lie, then also quite true to form. The idea of recession-proof economic rationalism began to run rampant across the English-speaking countries, while the rational few were left to wait until the climate, both weather wise and economically, began to change.
And now, it has changed. May we, the people, sit back and watch those who act like they know what needs to be done...well...just do. Let's hope they get it right this time.
Mr Rove was behind the reign of George W. Bush's uneasy combination of hardheadedness and simplistic economic policies, carried out through other suspicious looking fellows such as Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan. Ex US President Bush may well be going down in history best known as a stooge to the aforementioned characters.
A firm belief in fear campaigns as a way of bringing the people together leaves one to wonder - what happens to the people whom the fear is aimed at? From bible quotes to any old news source owned by Rupert Murdoch, these men have been emulated and praised by conservatives all across the western world.
Unfortunately, this way of thinking inevitably led to the fear campaigns being against everything that wasn't part of the western world - with China and India free to choose a side. The midriff between Islam and Christianity today is a dangerous current. Afghanistan lost out long ago, where the country went from a strong economy relying on its natural export, opium, to a deep and bitter wound that has not been able to heal since the "War on Drugs."
As this war on drugs became a war on Communism and then a war on terrorism, the people of international concerns today have become sick of such ambiguous battles. Since when did a country to preach freedom of speech have the right to enforce imprisonment of ideas?
John Howard was a popular right winger in Australia, until he began showing displays of affection towards a fascist dictatorship in this wide brown land. A firm believer of Ex President Bush's reign, the people who tended to act on emotion without thought were scurried in to his ways and followed him blindfolded into an uncertain future.
Fear campaigns, once again, reigned supreme. Howard's political campaigners ran all over the country to ask the people what they were most scared of, and then brought about advertising campaigns saying what the people fear is what the opposing party will bring about if voted into power.
Quite clever really.
And if we consider that all politicians are paid to do is lie, then also quite true to form. The idea of recession-proof economic rationalism began to run rampant across the English-speaking countries, while the rational few were left to wait until the climate, both weather wise and economically, began to change.
And now, it has changed. May we, the people, sit back and watch those who act like they know what needs to be done...well...just do. Let's hope they get it right this time.
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Comment by RubySoho
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Freedom was never really their intention though was it? Be it speech, economical or physical. It actually astounds me the way the far right has managed to redefine 'freedom' in order to push their agenda.
Comment by Optomistic Opportunism
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Optomystic Opportunism
Watcha up to for the week? Anything newsworthy?