OFF: Gigs to be rated?

[Ted Jackson jr. 6L6]

>> From:          Horse Whisperer <beautiful_foot at HOTMAIL.COM>
> It is amazing what governing bodies will rail against.  Is it all just a
> smokescreen designed to draw our attention away from what they are (or
> are not) doing?

Absolutely true.  Dutch Reagan was a master at this.  He harped on
bullshit issues like school prayer and abortion to divert attention
from the fact that he had no clue about how to run a government, and
to keep people from examining how he had screwed up the economy.
These are 'safe' issues, in that they will likely never amount to
much.  But everyone has an opinion on them...

> Why is this kind of stuff so impotrant to the US Gov't?
> Is it because they're largely funded by these Christian/Family
> Fundamendalists who have big mouths, big opinions and big wallets?
> Power corrupts, but money corrupts even the power itself.
>
> Chris.
Again, the Reagan effect.  American conservatives still think that
courting the far right is what got Reagan elected, and they're trying
to recapture that formula.  They don't realize it was Reagan's
persona and his rhetoric-in toto- that attracted voters.  The far
right is a small bloc of voters, as is the religious right [is there
any diff.?]  But they are extrememly vocal.  It's scary, but US
politicians will listen to their voters, and if they get enough mail
from righty wackos, they'll take notice.  Problem is, most liberals
dont mobilize to the same extent as conservatives.  Probably because
they tend to be more individualistic and less concerned with banding
into voting blocs...



theo

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