Posted on 03/22/2009 9:23:19 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets
Victor Davis Hanson asks why so many Americans are depressed. Suggesting five themes that might provide an answer, he thinks it might be more than the economy that explains our state of mind. I agree, but none of Dr. Hanson's themes accounts for my despair.
I feel utterly powerless to do anything about the fellow in the Oval Office who combines infantile leftism and adolescent grandiosity in roughly equal measures. It seems to me that every day he is responsible for assaults on the freedom and well being of the American people. I can't keep up and I can't stand to pay attention.
His aim seems to be to reduce us to government dependents. His inattention to rehabilitation of the financial system in lieu of vastly expanding the size and scope of the government is a dead giveaway, as is his lack of concern over the vast destruction of wealth his policies are working (and will continue to work).
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Reminds me the character, Nately, in Catch-22, who only wanted to liked and was doomed to fail in even such a modest and humiliating ambition.
I think that pretty much covers it.
You are not alone. But I will still keep the barrel down range.
I”m not depressed. Don’t get depressed, get angry. Yell, no, mock the idiots that you know that voted for him (humorously). Don’t let these morons get you down. You’re responsible for your own happiness, not Obama.
Remember how histrionic liberals were during the Bush admin? We don’t want to become liberals! Liberals are all histrionic and effeminate, especially the men.
Obama is a scary figure by his past and his present actions and to see huge segments of society either ignoring or not being told what is going on is sickening. There is a feeling of powerlessness. THIS feeling is what needs to change for those that are depressed. If we had clear vision that was clearly making a difference of making changes there would automatically be a feeling of more hopefulness. I think getting involved to change things is very helpful.
I have been depressed since Election night. The only thing that cheers me up is plotting how I can emigrate.
We will not survive 4 years of Obama as a nation. I am truly convinced of this.We may have a civil war.
It’s probably your hormones. See an endocrinologist.
“He doesn’t understand that the government of Iran is intent on acquiring nuclear weapons it can put to evil purposes. He thinks he can sweet-talk them out of achieving this objective.
He doesn’t understand that the government of Iran is a tyranny that oppresses the Iranian people. He thus addresses the mad mullahs as though they represent the people of Iran”
“Get a clue, man! The mullahs who rule Iran with an iron fist hate you and everything you represent. They hate you in part because they view you as an apostate. They hate you in part because you represent the United States. They hate you in part because you represent the American people. They don’t hate us becasuse President Bush didn’t talk nice to them!”
Government of the riff-raff, by the riff-raff for the riff-raff. The logical successor to Clinton has assumed the throne. I would encourage young people to head for New Zealand.
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