Old Snake Oil: New Bottle?
Various outlets of our Yin Yang Media report that Master Rove and that ilk are hoisting Mitt and the Repoobs for this election under the banner of American Exceptionalism. Those not clear on the meaning should visit the website shown above. Mad Ronnie used the banner and linked it to Winthrop, "Shining City on a Hill" and Puritanism. Look out for the 2012 update.
I you're like me, you probably think you have some notion of what the term means. Check it out; you'll probably be surprised to learn the many conflicting ideas this term has been used for over time.
Superiority, White Supremacy; Capitalism; Private Property; Puritanism; Imperialism; War; Forgiveness; Chosen People; Manifest Destiny; Slaughter of Non-Whites; Slavery; Liberty; -- everything from 1492 on can be embodied in the term.
I grew up going to the movies on Saturday (for 15 cents or bottle caps) to watch Westerns -- Tom Mix, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger. I was disturbed by the fact that "Justice" was one-sided. If the Indians killed or harmed a white settler in anyway, whole tribes were wiped out to achieve "Justice". If whites were found "guilty" of violating Treaties, no one was held accountable. Joel Chandler, in Broken Arrow gave a memorable portrayal of such unequal justice.
Many decades later, after winning the Cold War, this country exhibited the same attitudes and behavior toward Abu Ghraib, cloaking it in "American Exceptionalism". Mitt and his backers want to return to that stance and abandon Obama's attempts to achieve some more sane approach to justice among different peoples on this planet. Its a stark choice, and a lot of money is riding on the outcome.
Remember, they're counting on the ignorance, greed, fear, or indifference of the voter to bring them victory in November.
Stay Vigilant!
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Stay Vigilant!
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