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It's a challenge to recount the violence perpetrated by the state in order to "contain" political opposition, no matter how innocuous, to its developing calumny. It's even easier to sieze an MSM factotum of electoral theater in order to foment dramatic tension. Such people are everywhere in mainstream media. Many have already published books.

Tell us more about the "Change we need" that is denoument. Say, Obama/Biden is elected. How will you adapt to the conclusion of the tale?

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Fri Oct 10th, 2008 at 03:13:36 PM EST
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In all seriousness, I expect Obama to win the election and be assassinated during his first term.  And the beat goes on.  There is no conclusion.  There are only reference points we call an ending.
by ATinNM on Fri Oct 10th, 2008 at 03:26:47 PM EST
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I don't expect him to be assassinated, although I do expect attempts will be made.  They already have, I'd guess.

God help us all if he does get killed.  I'll be joining you out West in that case.

What concerns me is this is the same shit that was done to MLK and Bobby Kennedy in the '60s.  Stoke hatred, call them traitors/communists/radicals/terrorists, and thus dehumanize them and provide the psychological cover for the wackos, allowing them to believe they're doing it to "save the country" or something.

I expect, however, they're going to set their sights on each other after this election.  You can already see that brewing when you read the words of people like George Will and David Brooks.  Thing is, I don't think they're going to win the battle for the soul of their party.  And the people they'll be up against will be the truly insane.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Fri Oct 10th, 2008 at 05:21:19 PM EST
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We can always use another intelligent person with good sense.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Fri Oct 10th, 2008 at 05:59:22 PM EST
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