The New Right
This is something I posted at Aardvarkfans.us. a fansite for the much-beloved (at least by me and several hundred others). Except its actually been spell-checked and such
Hello Aardvarks.
In the 11-18 episode the boys were talking about the following and it’s collective responsibility to do something such as protesting the Fourth Reich. I think that the powers that be have stolen the language we use and framed the debate is such a way that they own the debate now. Although I agree with protesting and do it when I can, it will not be enough in the current climate. In September 300,000 people protested the war in D.C. and although the protest was an enormous success, the Minister of Propaganda Karl "Goebbels" Rove painted it in such a way that even though the media was interested and touched upon it, it was seen to be an extension of the Cindy Sheehan phenomena. The protest was planned months before she made her way onto the national scene, but that didn't stop them from using language and the debate in such a way to discredit those who would use it as a sign that there is a certain strength among those they would label as "Left".
Now we're coming full circle.
In the same episode in the last few minutes Shian and Matt talked about how they sided with a Jeffersonian Republican ethos, which if McCain ran against Kerry they would Vote McCain. I wouldn't vote for McCain because eh is still a part of the machine and did back Bush even after Bush had smeared him in a campaign when they were vying for the primary.
Hang in there, we're coming to my point.
i have been considering for a week or so since a conversation I had with my roommate what it would be like if the Dems (or any new political power...) had their own Rove and Luntz to frame the debate and if they could take it from them it would be very powerful. We could call ourselves the "New Right" the Takers gave the "left" moniker to their opposition long ago in France, the Conservatives here then claimed it for themselves and since have been using it within the language to subtly manipulate the minds of attention-deficit 'Mericans.
The revolution won't come riding on the coat tails of a Molotov cocktail it will come only with changed minds.
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