Ooops - I should have meant next season instead of next "year" - I tend to have something of an aversion to the word season at times, maybe because of that egaletarian "Season's Greetings" nonsense in trying to displace "Merry Christmas". Christmas was just a few weeks ago, so call me crazy, it's still in the back of my mind there - somewhere.
It's all your fault!!
Oh no no no - Bush's fault ya know - house rules and all that.
Rats are now trying to limit talk radio and blogs
I've been expecting that move if they ever were to re-establish political prominence. It's inevitable in my view. The hard left does not want to be out of power ever again, and what ever they have to do to ensure that, they're gonna pull out of their collective hats, or umm, whatever. What's making me uncomfortable is that there is a rather severe polarizaton between people in political beliefs, possibly the likes of which has not been around since the 1840's-1860's. All it would take is a politico or a collection of them, to make all the wrong moves and there could be a tearing, a dividing of people that could prove to be damaging, even fatal on different levels. If I've observed correctly, that's just the thing marxists would like. Damage, lobotomize or even topple the system of government and society that we have here, which in their view would make this nation ripe for the plucking to make the move to openly insert and establish their own system once and for all. Looks good on paper, most marxists would agree, but the resulting reality is always more horrific than people ever expect. There's probably a good while yet before a rise to such a critical mass, but then major events always take an appreciable curve of time to play out. It just depends on what people are willing to tolerate and endure, and for how long before there's a real breaking. I've seen and heard comments, even here on FR, about the prospects of a Civil War Part II, sometimes coming across as breathlessly expectant. Not I. I am of the belief that it would play right into the hands of the marxists. Way too many ambitious people on the loose, even in your neighborhood or mine, who would jump at the chance to seize whatever authority they could, where ever they could, in the midst of any chaos - today's malcontent, tomorrow's Kommissar. I think history is all too replete with such examples.
with the Rats in power, it will be easier to expose them.
I'd really, really, rather that they were not, but I have to deal with the world as I find it, not as I would like it to be, so it's a challenge that must be faced.
There's a lot that I'm seeing that's making me uneasy. It is said that history repeats itself - and I am pretty sure that is an accurate observation. Seems that humanity never learns, going from cycle to cycle that spans decades if not centuries. And I am seeing too many parallels that reference back to the fall of a society of old - Rome. Intractable enemies from without, citizen apathy and political skullduggery from within. And the "bread and circuses" - the "bread" - socialist domestic programs to shallowly placate "the masses" - and the circuses, though not by edict nor as officially established functions of the govenment as in the Rome of old - sustained fixation and exhultation of celebrity culture, which even seems to extend to inanimate objects (witness the Playstation 3 incident), the amplified promotion - across all mediums, whether print, internet, television, radio, cell phone feeds - of entertainment in all it's forms, including of those who are involved in the entertainment (larger than life, mythical figures). The entertainment business functions in a free-market - as well as it should - and it is big business, it rakes in the bucks to prove it, in a game of never ending promotion - LOOK! LOOK HERE! See this movie, buy this CD, buy this DVD, get the book, get the official gear!, send in the proofs of purchase, Tune in at 8est/7central, be the third caller, join the promotional contest, see the webcast, download it!, get the inside story, see this concert, see this star, play the game, get this game, be at this game, meet the pro and get his autograph, and on and on. Simply look and listen around you. It makes me form the question, in our modern age at what point does entertainment cease to actually be entertainment, and is instead diversion? Like an "opiate for the masses" as the marxists would describe. I think it comes down to the individual, and how much he or she permits it to be in their life, what level of immersion will they go for and sustain. Yet, how many people are mesmerized by the onslaught of entertainment, whilst important things that should have at least some modicum of attention and action crumble down around their ears? Troubling question indeed.
Anyway, sorry about the long post. I guess I like you - maybe because I know where your priorities lay, without reservation.