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Originally Posted by roachboy
you reap what you sow.
conservatives opened themselves up to the far right during the clinton period. the discourse of the populist set drifted well into that region. if you think about it, there's not a whole lot that holds together the defacto coalition of far right groups. this leaves the conservative machine with little space to manoever.
add to that the consequences of conservatives actually holding power for 8 years prior to this, and i think the incoherent, paranoid memes that shape the anti-healthcare crowd at least becomes explainable.
basically, in my more optimistic moments, i agree with what dc said earlier: we are watching the right eat itself.
in my less optimistic moments, i find this whole display a pathetic commentary on what american consumer "democracy" has become.
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I actually have to agree with you twice in one week. Our society has fallen prey to an unsustainable consumption of all new things. The debt levels that we carry because of our lack of discipline is a major contributor to our overall economic condition. Few who ask for fiscal resposibility from the government actually practice it at a personal level. In another thread, someone suggested talking to your grandparents about something or other - go talk to them about how they feel about your $10,000 in credit card debt.
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