(November 13, 2016 at 9:50 pm)abaris Wrote: I think it runs deeper than that. They're insulated against any kind of reality check. We had the rightwing party in government between 2000 amd 2006. The courts are still busy wading through the monumental corruption happening in these years. Even before the crisis they managed to ruin a federal bank, which will cost tax payer money for at least another 30 years.
And yet, they're leading the polls once again.
Sure, there's more to it, but at the same time I think there's a lot of merit to it, too. Just look at the usual suspects here talking about Obama's tyranny and how he ruined America. I guarantee you none of them said a word when Bush left the country in economic ruin, curtailed constitutional freedoms, and blew a trillion dollars and got thousands killed in an unjust war.
Even a lot of liberals gave Obama a pass for things they would have crucified Bush for. Americans definitely seem to be more preoccupied with who does something as opposed to what they actually do.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
