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[pantryslut]

"Thus in the name of preserving hope do we disdain it. That is how a phobocracy maintains its grip on power."*

This will be my answer to all those who say any version of "this country is not ready for..." in my presence again this election season.



*Michael Chabon, endorsing Obama as it happens, but the point I take away is larger.

Comments

[moondancerdrake.livejournal.com]

Very nice quote. The other question comes, when fear holds us back from taking the steps toward change, who does that fear truly serve?

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

I generally interpret "this country isn't ready for ..." as "I am not ready for."

It's kinda like my relatives when one said "my sister was upset by X", and the sister herself said "my sister was upset by X". It really means that they themselves were upset by X, but couldn't admit it. It's the other person who has tender or irrational feelings, never me.

What an interesting election year. The Democrats have two candidates the country is supposedly not ready for, and the Republicans have at least one. Who are we ready for? I'm ready to be surprised.

Happy Super-duper Tuesday!

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

We're calling it "Super Fat Tuesday" :)

[abostick59.livejournal.com]

"Morbidly Obese Tuesday"?

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

Yum! I wish I had time to bake a King Cake. It would be especially cool instead of the little plastic baby to have little plastic dolls of each presidential candidate.

[irontongue.livejournal.com]

That's great. I voted Obama; my only point of hesitation was in preferring Clinton's health plan proposal to his.