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The Spectacular Fall of the 'Conservative' House of Cards | 15 comments (15 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: The Spectacular Fall (none / 1)

Beautifully said, clammyc.

However -- at risk of tossing a sweat-soaked blanket upon perception of victory -- we've yet to experience the full manifestation of GOP will to retain power at all costs, as fully opposed to the will of the electorate. We'll see it all more fully on Tuesday & in the vote's aftermath.

I now caution the community -- as I did in '04 -- against a premature certainty. The retention of that certainty -- trusting, as it does, in the integrity of a thoroughly broken system -- is what made Bush's '04 're-election' so very hard to take.

Throughout Election Night '04 & into the following days, until Kerry completely negated his promise to assure a fair & complete accounting (doing so when benefit to his own interests seemed negligable) I found myself an instant councelor against self-destructive shock & depression.
Let's make it a bit easier on ourselves this time & prepare psychically for what's sure to occur, given the utter criminality & contempt for the electorate now enthroned.

That said, I personally want nothing more than to see Karl Rove's 'genius' relegated to history's outhouse with all due speed & have cast my vote accordingly.

by wilderness wench (sylvan1 art localnet dirt com) on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 01:21:31 PM EST

Re: The Spectacular Fall (none / 1)

I totally agree! I am prepared for the worst but will be delighted at the best!

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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 02:01:21 PM EST
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Re: The Spectacular Fall (none / 1)

Howdy, Diane!

I now realize I read cc's diary without fully understanding its main point: 'regardless of what happens on Tuesday ..'

Unfortunately & to my own detriment, it's impossible for me at this point to see beyond the implications of GOP 'victory', in terms of what will be made of the attendant political capital given the unitary executive, who's basically a tool of entrenched interests (complete now with his newest costume -- the Dean Sleeves).

by wilderness wench (sylvan1 art localnet dirt com) on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 02:11:55 PM EST
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Re: The Spectacular Fall (none / 1)

Let's make it a bit easier on ourselves this time & prepare psychically for what's sure to occur, given the utter criminality & contempt for the electorate now enthroned.

Okay, but how?

by NG on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 02:06:26 PM EST
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Re: The Spectacular Fall (none / 1)

For now, I'd advise diligence & temperence (that is, a balanced view of the near-future) that takes nothing for granted. We'll see what needs to be added to the mix depending on how the election unfolds.

by wilderness wench (sylvan1 art localnet dirt com) on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 02:15:11 PM EST
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Re: The Spectacular Fall (none / 1)

very good points - but I think that regardless of what happens on Tuesday, the curtain has been pulled back for all to see.

We have much work to do, even if we win - especially if we lose (or if they steal it).

But getting this "failure of conservatism" into the mainstream is a pretty good way to hammer it home too.

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by clammyc (clam227atyahoo) on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 02:13:04 PM EST
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Re: The Spectacular Fall (none / 1)

Understood!
I s'pose where my concerns lay in how effectively the curtain has, in fact, been pulled back --- considering that the Machine still maintains 'mainstream' media control (read 'reality') overwhelmingly & that many folks still aren't looking too far beyond their own immediate concerns, failing to recognize the connection between 'the politicians' & their own lives. If this weren't so, I don't believe we'd have such a dismal national voting rate.

However: here's to change, the only constant!

by wilderness wench (sylvan1 art localnet dirt com) on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 02:22:01 PM EST
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ps (none / 1)

As I basically expressed in reply to Diane above, I can easily see the perceptual results of a marginal GOP 'win' on Tues (as GOP governance is nothing but managed perception):

GOP: I've got political capital & I entend to spend it.
Pundits (except maybe KO): Wow! I guess we were all just wrong about what the country wants! Corruption, mismanaged war, personal integrity are completely irrelevant if gays can still get married! Aren't we surprised! Then again, this is a victory against the terrorists.
Voters: ??!
Non-voters: Oh, OK.

Dem victory? Elections contested on the basis of fraud allegations (damn that evoting!), Dems have completely disregarded the will of the people, huffle scuffle, angry rent-a-mobs, repeat above dialogue with added intensity. Bush goes whole-hog with the Dem = terrorist thing, spits fire & farts gasoline.

</nightmare scenario>

by wilderness wench (sylvan1 art localnet dirt com) on Fri Nov 3rd, 2006 at 02:41:45 PM EST
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