Responsibility

They just heard you offer the apology for all the monsters of our times. Death's Head Revisited, The Twilight Zone

Stand by... The reason for the economic collapse hath been found. According to Daniel Henninger, The collapse has at it's terrible root the Secularization of America.

Responsibility and restraint are moral sentiments. ...the steady secularizing and insistent effort at dereligioning America has been dangerous. Northerners and atheists who vilify Southern evangelicals are throwing out nurturers of useful virtue... Feel free: Banish Merry Christmas. Get ready for Mad Max.

Dereligioning? Awesome. We neede to rereligion America!

Because if we get rid of religion we face an apocalyptic future. It is only the Southern Gentleman holding back the godless northerners and secular americans bereft of morals and ethics who are itching to go all Lord Humungus on the Federal Reserve.

Mr. Henninger needs to go to Collative Learning for the excellent analysis of The Road Warrior by Rob Ager. Then he needs to google the name Alan Greenspan.

Of course, the best thing is this article brings out the ObamaisHitler theorists.

Despite this, the American people have elected a president who is at the forefront of the cultural revolution and up to his ears in the movement to eliminate so-called redlining. This is using the system to destroy the system writ large, and we may be entering a new age of government control of the privately owned economy, an arrangement known as fascism. Göring had a five-year plan, and the Democrats are showing many signs of wanting to follow in his footsteps, right down to the “anti-Zionism.” - comment by Wm. l. Woodford of Little Rock.

The BBC Deux

I can't wait to read Obama's new biography The Audacity of Hope 2: Devilish America Haters (TAH-DAH). Here is a short excerpt:

I always knew it was my goal in life to destroy America. I first learned of my desitny from my biological father Malcolm X. My training was begun in Indonesia, where I was born to darkness. I learned my teachings in islamo-marxist dictatorship. And I knew one day, I, B. Saddam Hussein Obama Bin Laden, would be able to bring about the Endtimes.

Everyone knows Obama is not an American. Everyone knows Obama plans to make a deal with Iran to destroy Israel. Everyone knows his plans for the Jewish people since Bill Cunningham proved Obama wants to "Gas the Jews". Everyone knows Obama is a young black Hitler. Everyone knows Obama is a muslim.

But, the evil Obama Media is determined to destroy the Real America and ignore all these truths and even great reporters like Glenn Beck have been taken in. Beck, amazingly doesn't realize Obama's election is a coup for Al Qaeda in his new column were he is duped into claiming Obama’s Election Changes Nothing for Al Qaeda. This is a terrible mistake by Beck! Roasryfilms rightly remarked Obama doesn't understand True religion because "Christ would never advocate turning the other cheek".

Scion of sanity Alan Keyes has joined in the Natural Born lawsuit case against Obama. A hearing is scheduled for the U.S. Supreme Court on 12/05/08.

The Toxic Commentary of these "rhetoricians" is akin to mercury poisoning. Once their spew touches you it never leaves your system. The Obama is Muslim meme continues to this day. And it's not hard to see why. It has power. Power to terrify. Power to control.

The Thanatos is strong with this one

2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the Tragedy at Jonestown. MSNBC has a three part series, Witness to Jonestown. I won't equate the Jonestown tragedy with all religions but if one places no or little value on This Life while praying for the Final Judgement which will reward(?) them in the next one, you're worshiping at the altar of death.

"Life!" I turned on him fiercely, "You have chosen death, all of you..."
"No, not death. We have chosen life eternal, the resurrection of the..."
"That is a story to tell children. The truth is for thousands of years we looked to what was living. Now you look to what is dead, you worship a dead man and tell one another that this world is not for us, while the next is all that matters. Only there is no next world..." - Julian, Gore Vidal

I think the stultification of religious thought in dominating mankind has lead to a violent reaction from those who hate. Right now powerful segments in islamic thinking are focused on killing and death. Fortunately, I think christianity has finally passed through it's last trials of death and pain in the 16th and 17th century and is no longer a death cult. But, some members clearly don't care about mankind. For instance if your believe the world isn't worth saving like god's chosen congresswoman Uber-American Michelle Bachmann who pointed out jesus saved it 2000 years ago. Or the mere fact you are born means you deserve death;

We have all rejected God (although some have repented of that and accepted Him), so we all deserve the death sentence. Even Noah and his family. But God chose to not give Noah and his family what they deserved (choosing them because Noah was, humanly speaking, "righteous"), and didn't impose the deserved death penalty on Noah and his family. He even had Noah preach to the people, in order to save them from their destruction, but to no avail. So instead of (implicitly) criticising God for giving the people what they deserved, we should be thanking Him for saving the ones willing to be saved. Philip J. Rayment 21:26, 24 April 2007 (EDT), an Administrator (sysop) over at Conservapedia.

Those who would hold to such a statement are indeed a worshipper of death. Why waste money on things like fruit fly research in Paris, France? When all you have to do to remove suffering from the world is believe? Research into the causes of disease becomes rather pointless if you think adam's sin is the cause of death.

This world and this life are all we get. I've tried in a small way to make it better for my fellow man, following my own moral compass. I've tried to be a good son, brother, friend colleague and professional and I think that's all you can ask of someone.

The Bailout was supposed to be the Troubled Asset Relief Program

but Fuck you! That money belongs to the banks now. Thanks for the check suckers bitches slaves.

The plan was initially to buy bad assets from banks, but Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that the rescue package won't purchase those troubled assets. That plan would have taken too much time, he said, so instead the Treasury will rely on buying stakes in banks and encouraging them to resume more normal lending.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday backed away from the government's plan to use $700 billion in bailout funds to buy troubled mortgage assets and instead called for a fresh injection of cash to financial institutions."Our assessment at this time is that this is not the most effective way to use TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program ) funds," Paulson said.

"I will never apologize," Feudal Lord of the Exchequer Henry Paulson declared to the obediant serfs, "for changing an approach or strategy when the facts change. I think the apologies should come the other way." That's right when you question him, you should apologize.

Once they got the money your Plutocratic Overlords decided to change what they wanted to do with it. Oh and fuck you if you question your betters.

Oh but we have to worry about Obama's Coming Socialism!

What a fucking joke.

America is a Corporate Welfare State. Always has been, Always will be. And why because the Corporate Feudal Kleptocratic Plutocrats have so indoctrinated people into believing there is a difference (on the macro level) between parties or have successfully diverted your attention on things like Gaaaaaays Gettin' Married! Oh no not Marriage! The Horror!

What we've had fully revealed in the last 8 years and semi-covertly for the 20 years prior to that is The Piss on You government which relishes in the fact it start wars whenever it wishes, it can appropriate Trillions of dollars whenever it wishes and it controls you often with your meek and sometimes with your tacit approval.

Update:
I forgot to add... From a Boston Globe article:

A senior Pentagon advisory group, in a series of bluntly worded briefings, is warning President-elect Barack Obama that the Defense Department's current budget is "not sustainable," and he must scale back or eliminate some of the military's most prized weapons programs.

The briefings were prepared by the Defense Business Board, an internal management oversight body.

I'm sure the ObamaisHitler people would use this as evidence on how Radical Socialist islamo-marxists err, I mean Democrats hate the military and want us to lose the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Oh and Obama personally caused the unemployment rate to hit a 14 year high, 6.5%.

Mark Epstein delves deep into ObamisHitler rhetoric.

Mr. Epstein writes: We begin the confrontation with an articulate apologia but, if necessary, we extend no quarter to those who would support leaders who will take our country into a Nazi-style tyranny.

Those who reject God and His role in our society are enemies of the American people, the US Constitution, and our republic. If there is to be a litmus test for political office and political ideology, then Americans must reject anything and everything political or “rights” oriented that fails to incorporate biblical principles.

The Founding Fathers wrote: but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States. Article VI of the US Constitution.

I'll go with the DWEMs.

Toxic Commentary

The Blame Barack Campaign. Limbaugh and others wasted no time in coming out and declaring Obama is to blame for all things bad ever.

"The Obama recession is in full swing, ladies and gentlemen. Stocks are dying, which is a precursor of things to come. This is an Obama recession. Might turn into a depression." ~ Rush Limbaugh, 3 hours of vitriol 5 days a week.

I can't imagine even the blindest Limbaugh supporters could swallow such a load of bollocks. Except they will and the next four years will be a non-stop campaign to lay the entire blame for the financial meltdown onto Obama.

The financial system is designed to have booms-and-bust. During the Booms the Better Class of America enjoys all the benefits and allows a trickle to flow down onto the mass of people. The Piss Down Your Back and Tell You It's Raining Prosperity. And during the busts, well the losses are thrust upon the people to absorb.

Meanwhile, the flow of Obama is Hitler continues. And the Obama=Hitler theory isn't advanced by some crazy individual using YouTube but stated by a member of the Federal Government.

"That's exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it's exactly what the Soviet Union did," Broun said. "When he's proposing to have a national security force that's answering to him, that is as strong as the U.S. military, he's showing me signs of being Marxist." - Rep Paul Broun, who stands behind his comments.You see, Obama is exactly like Hitler and the Soviet Union.

Well, no, no he isn't he isn't and I don't know what to think of your mental process if you can equate the two so easily.

But, the problem is the Toxic rhetoric has been emanating steadily during the years long election cycle. Media Matters has compiled some of the more noteworthy examples of conservative radio hosts' and their guests' attacks on Obama and, more generally, attacks against others in the context of the 2008 election.

What does it all mean? I don't know. People are wont to exaggerate and hyperbole. But, I think the constant invective spewing forth from Limbaugh, Cunningham, Hannity et al is at least a causal factor.

The flag

You look so tired-unhappy,
bring down the government,
they don't, they don't speak for us. ~ Radiohead, No Surprises

Jon Lilyea over at This ain't Hell and others have accurately observed the victory of Obama is now an occasion for those who flew the flag upside down or refused to fly one at all the opportunity to be proud to be an American again.

The election of Obama is not going to be an occasion for me to go out and buy a (cheaply made Chinese) American flag. Because the flag still stands as an empty symbol.

I know what the flag was supposed to represent: honor, courage, unity... But, at best, it's a thread-bare ghostly representation of those things. It is not those things in and of itself. The flag is not the people. The flag did not raise itself upon Suribachi, men did it. Those who continually drape themselves in the flag do so in order to invoke nationalistic feelings and to convince the people, the Nation as a whole stands behind their personal gratification, whims and desires.

I didn't fly a flag during the Clinton Regime, I didn't fly one during the Bush Junta and I won't fly one during Obama's Rule.

I Love Everyday People

One of the most transparent tactics used by McCain during the contest was to create an American Everyman, Joe the Plumber (JTP). A caricature of Average Joe Six-Pack America. The press then obliged the McCain Camp by attacking JTP allowing Malkin to beat her breast and wail about JTP Derangement Syndrome.

So it turns out, Mr. Wurtzelbacher received welfare when growing up. Dude, I understand sometimes people need a hand up or a handout but it seems especially hardhearted (or downright hypocritical) for JTP to now be decrying Obama for his eviiiiil Marxist plan of spreading the wealth.

Even though I am a Minarchist I recognize if given their druthers large corporate bodies would probably use up workers (or conceal safety reports about Coal Mines, even in 2008) as they did in the 19th century, discarding coal miners after they got injured in a mine collapse or cutting ties with railroad conductors after their arms were ripped off in train related accidents.

Consequently, I am not in favor of tossing people out of their homes and onto the street and applaud the decision of the Cook County Sheriff in October of stopping foreclosure evictions or denying those in dire need of handouts/aid/training akin to welfare, which Mr. Wurtzelbacher hates. Man it's hard to be conflicted about political beliefs, if only I had the fervent convictions of that Most American Male Sean Hannity, that Liberals are evil traitors.

The Party Purge

Redstate has begun a party purge in order that their messiah, the Bright Once and Future Queen Palin may ascend to political godhead status. They call it Operation Leper. Additionally, Michelle Malkin has taken up the Palin banner and is accusing anyone who points out Palin is an ignorant woman of cowardly character assassination.

Earlier this year over and Democratic Underground the DU had a similar purge of hatred as the Obamabots and Hillirites fought each other for months and months over the nomination.

It's clear Party Idealogy is more important to most of these people than Individuals. Getting their power player into control of the vast Apparatus of Government is paramount. Because once that person is in power they can exert control over other Americans.

This is why I have little faith Obama will change anything. Under his regime the Plutocratic class will still control America and individuals will still be the property of the state.

To paraphrase Emma Goldman, If voting could change anything, it would be against the law.

Center-Right Chrisitian Nation

The election of Barack Obama has caused the Folks at Fox News and elsewhere to declare America is a Center Right country. It is utter nonsense to apply such a vacuous generalization to individuals. No two individuals hold the exact same political beliefs. The pernicious genius of the current structure is it has shoe-horned individuals into one of two camps. Often causing people to swallow hard and vote "for the lesser of two evils".

Similarly since a very high percentage of Americans identify themselves as christian, America is often referred to as a "christian" nation. I suppose if one lumps the First Baptists, Catholics, Mormons, Methodists, Armenian Orthodoxy and all the other branches together it could be considered true. The problem is no two individuals hold the same religious beliefs but for the sake of civil society and friendships they often, but not always, overlook scripitura disagreements.

Well, The Founding Fathers were not christians. They were deists. (100%)

My own mind is my own church. ~ Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason.

Nor were they politically right.

They founded the United States as a Feudal Oligarchy controlled mainly by the landed interests. It did incorporate the Platonic ideas of meritocracy that occasionally in the merchant class and very rarely in the fields were the lower classes toiled would be found a man of talent who could rise into the quasi-aristocracy.

James Madison recognized America was founded where, "the rights of persons were subjected to those of property. The poor were sacrificed to the rich."

Madison and others since they were well versed in the classics, also understood Aristole's warning:

Aristocracy degenerates into oligarchy, when the few, who are rich, govern the state as best suits the interests of their avarice and ambition; and a republic degenerates into a democracy when the mass who are poor, make the gratification of their own passions the only rule of their administration.

James Madison fully expected class struggle between rich and poor. And the history of America is testament to this struggle. The last 8 years have been a phase of utter dominance by the plutocracy.

It's the End of the World as We Know It

And I feel fine.

The first thing I want from those who are predicting this is the End of America is a definition: Define America. Give me as detailed or as vague a definition as you can. Because I need to know what it is exactly which has died. Then we can go about punishing the 64 million people who murdered it.

The Dow went down by 400 points Obama's to blame!

To announce there should be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or anyone else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about anyone esle. - Theodore Roosevelt

I recall the Bush supporters and warmongers calling anyone, who dared speak up to point out illegal behavior, traitors and calling for arrests and death for treason. It's going to be awesome the next 4 years because now their guy is on the outs. I expect all of a sudden they, the Real Americans, will see themselves holding up all that is good against the evil tide of Socialism and be forced to stand up to the evils and excesses of the US Federal government. Soon the words of Teddy Roosevelt will be highlighted upon their blogs as they predict and ascribe everything evil under the sun to the islamo-marxist milieu created by Obama's ascendancy.

Flopping Aces points out the following occurred since Obama was elected: I’m disappointed that the nation will have to endure this quisling-in-chief for four long years. Today the Dow sank below 400 erasing gains, yesterday hamas rocketed Israel and a chill wind blew in an overcast, rainy day in Philly. A sign of things to come?

Steven Den Beste predicts the following: My comments follow in bold.
2. The US hasn't suffered a terrorist attack by al Qaeda since 9/11, but we'll get at least one during Obama's term. I guess the Amerithrax attacks and the DC Sniper don't count as terrorism...

3. We're going to lose in Afghanistan. Because Bush won Afghanistan already?

4. Iran will get nuclear weapons. There will be nuclear war between Iran and Israel. (This is the only irreversibly terrible thing I see upcoming, and it's very bad indeed.) Joe The Plumber knows Israel!

CDR Salamander: Also, we should all bask in the glory that to much of the Muslim world that knows their Sharia - we just elected and apostate to Islam as our President. We now have waiting for us in the new year the most Leftist government this nation has seen arguably in 70 years... Tune in, turn on, drop in like a Daisy Cutter. The Democrats now have to govern. They will show themselves. You now have your liberty and Constitution to defend. Attack their policies. Attack their proposals.

Moonbattery: There are people lowdown enough to know in advance who and what was elected yesterday, and to have voted for the Moonbat Messiah anyway. What they have done to this country is beyond forgiveness.

But an ultra-radical leftist like Obama could not be elected in a center-right country, or even a center-left country, without a great deal of deception.

Sadly, I guess the real fear is Nation of islam brownshirts will soon be knocking on the door of every pro-Americans' home to take their guns and force them to convert. Meanwhile, Obama will sign a Nuclear Arms deal with Iran who will then destroy Israel. And pass the 100% tax on all Americans making $1 USC a year and placing people into collective farms to begin the glorious transformation of America into The USSA.

Is it in the heart or in the head

If you're not liberal when you're under 30 you have no heart, if you're not conservative blah blah blah ~ Winston Bloody Churchill

I was asked if I voted with my heart or my head this election. I replied if I had voted with my head I would have voted for Ralph Nader, but I voted with my heart and choose Barack Obama.

I really wanted to vote for Brian Patrick Moore the real Socialist running for President, but Illinois didn't allow the Socialists ballot access.

This is the first time I've managed to vote for the winner of a presidential election.

Sadly, I have to admit Sean Hannity was absolutely correct. Being in Illinois, following the pick of Rahm Emanuel for Chief of Staff, I have learned Obama has contacted Louis Farrahkan to supply young men for the creation of the OKIS (Obama koranic Imposition Squads). Blackwater has been contracted to provide training to the OKIS, who will liason on with local Illinois law enforcement in forced conversations and the placement of korans (with GPS trackers) which must be placed in the living rooms of every American. Incidentally these korans must be shown to a police officer upon demand.

Who could have known!

Whatca Gonna Do?

When Obamania runs wild over you, Sarah?

How can real patriotic pro-Americans support a president who thinks the terrorists are the good guys, whose islamic pastor damn's America, whose election means Death to Israel, whose wife doesn't love America, who would be a Neo-Marxist president?

What happens when he issues signing statements to not respect laws passed by Congress? What happens when he overthrows a a government run by a brutal dictator and frees millions of people but then get the US involved in long war and an open ended Utopian Nation building program? What happens when his vice president shoots a man in the face and then hides from local law enforcement for 24 hours? Will you just accept these outrages?

But how to resist? How do you brave brave souls resist his encroachment on your rights? Clearly, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Loyal Subject Sean Hannity believes violent resistance to a government and even speaking out against one's country to be unacceptable.

How do you intend to live One Day as A Lion? Well, I don't think Hannity, she who shall be never named, Bill Cunningham, Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Lars Larson, Melanie Morgan, Michelle Malkin are going to do anything except continue to spout their invective over the airwaves, Which according to Rush Limbaugh and Malkin readers Obama's grandmother faked her death in order to get the sympathy vote for Obama.

Oh well.

I am against government. The corporate class continues to dominate and control vast wealth and power. It continues to pit poor and middle-class americans against one another and American workers against workers in other Nations both figuratively and literally. The Military-Industrial-Congressional-Complex continues to siphon of Trillions of dollars in the production of death. My leanings tend towards restriction/destruction of coercive authority and a move towards Minarchism/Anarchism. But, I don't have a specific target. I would never fight against police officers or soldiers because they are cogs in the machine and not the problem. And as I am not imbued with superpowers like V or Neo to strike out and destroy the Machinery itself I restrict myself to education of self and others. And as long as people abide by the Non-Aggression Principle I'm more than willing to let other people do as they will.

But, to the Freepers Obama is the enemy they hate! He is The One whom they need to fight against. Limbaugh is on air saying Obama is going to destroy America. And the real Americans are going to do nothing for the next four years?

And when thinking about the Obama/Ayers guilt by association game never forget Judas kept some excellent friends.

D&D=Satanism=Barack Obama

The recent revelation that charity funds raised in honor of Gary Gygax at GenCon were turned down by the Cristian Children's Fund merely because of an association with D&D got me thinking about one of the many smear attempts made against Barack Obama.

Michael Goldfarb wrote:

It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman's memory of war from the comfort of mom's basement.

My first supposition was only jobless losers who play Dungeons and Dragons would vote for Obama causing all virile American Men to puff out there chests and declare I ain't no gaming dweeb and vote for McCain.

But, my friend Ran theorized it was because to many D&D is synonymous with Satanism. Of course, Faux News actually got around to making the conjecture with James Pinkerton's Pulitzer Prize piece The Devil is in the Details: Another Obama Connection You Ought to Know About, asking the important question Could Lucifer play a role in this presidential election?

It's 2008, yet we still have appeals to non-existent characters from bronze age fairy tales. The god of the bible clearly does not exist. But if the bible were somehow the word of god the bravest character would be Lucifer who threw off his chains of bondage and declared, in the face of impossible odds, I Will Not Serve.