Okay, this may be one of the most despicable things I have ever seen.
Let's be clear: The message is, plain as day, the the magnanimous benevolence the Hillary wants us to see her as someone who will give some "drippings" to the rest of us peasants. Merry Christmas, here's some presents for you, because I am in a position to give them to you. Never mind that in some quarters, these things are considered rights, and in the case of the war, is considered moral, you instead view these things as a kind of bribe to the American people. No sacrifice required. No need to rethink things or get overheated. No No. Just sit there and be a good little boy or girl. Or you'll get a lump a coal.
The arrogance it takes to make something like this is summed up by the Editorial Board from the Des Moines Register's endorsement of Hillary Clinton:
"Unfortunately, for many Americans, perceptions of Clinton, now 60, remain stuck in a 1990s time warp."
It is not us who are stuck in a time warp, but you, and your sycophants who are desperate to elect one more baby boomer in hopes of somehow proving that your entire worldview of the individual represented in market choices is the meeting ground of capitalism and a more humane world-I'm sorry, but the Fleetwood Mac on your IPod doesn't make you any deeper intellectually than your Complete Murphy Brown on DVD makes you a more tolerant, evolved person. Sorry, but if you worried about what Dan Quayle thought of unwed mothers on a TV show, you are as big a tool as he is (and don't get me started on Designing Women).
Brothers and Sisters, its time to rethink our approach to our Republic, our thoughts on government, and what it means to be a public servant. It's time we rethink the paradigm.
"Give all the toys to the little rich boys".
You're totally right about needing to "rethink the paradigm," Wiz Kid. But as long as there are elitists with a sense of entitlement who pander to us in the guise of a warped progressive-era noblesse oblige, then that's all we'll be able to do--merely think about it rather than act and bring about change.
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Fucking.
Christmas.
Bitches.
I'll ask the question again with the same caveat that I dislike Hillary as much as you do (whether you believe that or not):
ReplyDeleteWould you rather have Mike Huckabee? John McCain? Giuliani? Romney?
Yes, it's a shitty Hobson's Choice, but right now it's where we are. And hopefully this being "the best we can do" will get people rethinking how this system is framed.
But honestly, people aren't going to change anything until there's an event that personally affects them -- the way that 9/11 convinced so many to hand over those rights you mentioned. Until everyone has like friends and loved ones returning from Iraq/Afghanistan/Pakistan in pieces, this mode of thinking is what you should probably expect.