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roachboy · 05-24-2007, 07:02 AM

in the present pseudo-democracy, such situations are possible.
ideally, though--and this if the notion of accountability had any actual content (which it doesnt)--i would think that this would be a good time for everyone who was involved with the fabrication of the case for the iraq debacle, the pursuit of that debacle, and who voted for that debacle to accept responsibility for it and resign. we should have new elections. that is the only meaningful way in which the magnitude of this fuck up could possibly be acknowledged. it would indicate that elected officials understood that if they are responsible for the case for war or if they approved of it, they self-evidently demonstrated that they are not competent to hold office.
their judgments cannot be relied upon.
it is time to push reset.

holding extraordinary elections is a logistical issue, nothing more.

the present state of affairs grinds away at such legitimacy as this system still has, particularly internationally--but domestically as well.
the ongoing theater of paralysis simply demonstrates that the incompetence of this particular population to make coherent judgments concerning the iraq debacle has not changed.
but there is nothing like that happening.
there is no such thing as responsibility within this system, then.
no such thing as personal accountability.
it is apparently enough that the american people are politically free one day every four years.
and so it is apparently adequate to our collective purposes, what it going on in iraq.
and there is no pressure on the elements of the oligarchy that runs the show to do anything to demonstrate that they place system interests above personal power.
because they dont.

the system is itself a joke. the bush administration is walking talking demonstrations of that fact, as is everyone in office who believed them.
the debacle in iraq is, in fact, of that order of magnitude.
no wonder folk prefer to play along with the exchanges of trivia that passes for debate.
the assumption must be that the illusion of movement is movement, that the illusion of considered debate is considered debate.

but something is very very wrong with this. with all of it.

05-24-2007, 07:02 AM	#36 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	in the present pseudo-democracy, such situations are possible. ideally, though--and this if the notion of accountability had any actual content (which it doesnt)--i would think that this would be a good time for everyone who was involved with the fabrication of the case for the iraq debacle, the pursuit of that debacle, and who voted for that debacle to accept responsibility for it and resign. we should have new elections. that is the only meaningful way in which the magnitude of this fuck up could possibly be acknowledged. it would indicate that elected officials understood that if they are responsible for the case for war or if they approved of it, they self-evidently demonstrated that they are not competent to hold office. their judgments cannot be relied upon. it is time to push reset. holding extraordinary elections is a logistical issue, nothing more. the present state of affairs grinds away at such legitimacy as this system still has, particularly internationally--but domestically as well. the ongoing theater of paralysis simply demonstrates that the incompetence of this particular population to make coherent judgments concerning the iraq debacle has not changed. but there is nothing like that happening. there is no such thing as responsibility within this system, then. no such thing as personal accountability. it is apparently enough that the american people are politically free one day every four years. and so it is apparently adequate to our collective purposes, what it going on in iraq. and there is no pressure on the elements of the oligarchy that runs the show to do anything to demonstrate that they place system interests above personal power. because they dont. the system is itself a joke. the bush administration is walking talking demonstrations of that fact, as is everyone in office who believed them. the debacle in iraq is, in fact, of that order of magnitude. no wonder folk prefer to play along with the exchanges of trivia that passes for debate. the assumption must be that the illusion of movement is movement, that the illusion of considered debate is considered debate. but something is very very wrong with this. with all of it. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 05-24-2007 at 07:05 AM..