ILLUSIONS
I finally realized what the problem of the far right is in this country: Illusions.
It is hard to understand how and why, but apparently some believe that the loss of a 100 years+ republican congressional seat is a victory !
Then there are illusions like this one. Of course, in this case there maybe some sort of a deliberate deception. Nevertheless the concept is still surrealistic and based on an illusion.
Now, beyond ridiculous, illusions can be dangerous. For instance, the illusion that Saddam Hussein was an "immediate threat" to us because of "weapons of mass destruction" was used as an excuse to start a disastrous war by the far right.
Nevertheless, the current illusions of the far right are more comical in nature than anything else. Maybe the most ridiculous illusion of the right-wingers is their sincere belief that they stand for "freedom". I only wonder how they would feel if they were able to understand what they really stand for...corporations and antidemocratic policies. A modern version of a neo-fascist ideology. That is what the "conservative", teabagging movement represents in this country. But in their illusions they see themselves as defenders of freedom, etc. etc. In a totally delusional manner.
It is hard to understand how and why, but apparently some believe that the loss of a 100 years+ republican congressional seat is a victory !
Then there are illusions like this one. Of course, in this case there maybe some sort of a deliberate deception. Nevertheless the concept is still surrealistic and based on an illusion.
Now, beyond ridiculous, illusions can be dangerous. For instance, the illusion that Saddam Hussein was an "immediate threat" to us because of "weapons of mass destruction" was used as an excuse to start a disastrous war by the far right.
Nevertheless, the current illusions of the far right are more comical in nature than anything else. Maybe the most ridiculous illusion of the right-wingers is their sincere belief that they stand for "freedom". I only wonder how they would feel if they were able to understand what they really stand for...corporations and antidemocratic policies. A modern version of a neo-fascist ideology. That is what the "conservative", teabagging movement represents in this country. But in their illusions they see themselves as defenders of freedom, etc. etc. In a totally delusional manner.
posted by Nevum @ 7:04 AM
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