"Basically, The Republicans Conduct Business in a Dishonest Way"

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June 28, 2004

"Basically, The Republicans Conduct Business in a Dishonest Way." And they are Demagogues to Boot.

A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL

As Michael Moore brilliantly captures the nightmarish years we have spent under the Bush occupation government -- and it came to power through a judicial/media/political coup, which is where Moore begins "Fahrenheit 9/11," so don't start thinking to yourself that BuzzFlash is exaggerating -- he interviews an American soldier wounded in Iraq. The young man recounts his injury and then states matter-of-factly (and we are paraphrasing here) that he is voting against Bush this year because "Basically, the Republicans conduct business in a dishonest way."

And that about sums it up, doesn't it?

All we need to add is that the Republican Party is now run by radical, fanatical, self-enriching demagogues. They rule through the power of emotion, not through the value of their public policy. That is the essence of demagoguery. And they are its most artful practitioners.

Whether they hold the white working class non-union stiff in their power through making the mythical "liberal elite" the source of all their problems (read the brilliant, compelling book "What's the Matter with Kansas?" to learn more about how they accomplish this and how it works) -- or use the fear of terrorism -- the Republican Party might as well be run by Mussolini.

The central thesis of "Fahrenheit 9/11" is that the Bush Administration is one big con game, and that if you want to know what the stakes are, just follow the money. Who's being conned? The American people. Where's the money? In the hands of the president, his family, and the vice president and their supporters. Yes, deception and demagoguery are the tools by which the Republican Party have come to rule America -- all the time blaming the Democrats and "elite liberals" for all of America's problems, at a time when the Republican Party controls every branch of government. --- http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/04/06/edi04044.html

[Nlighten1]

1. Dishonest people get further in life?

Agree or disagree?

[Tripper11]

2. Unfortunately from what I have seen, I tend to agree.

And not just dishonest people. Assholes, idiots, jerks, thugs et al...I wish I knew why.
My wife has an HR person who is positively insane, yet, she contunes to be employed and gets away with a shit load of crap.
I have a supervisor who is also a little :crazy: . I spoke with some fellow employees when I asked what her deal was, and their responses were all the same. We all know it, just nothing we can do about it.

[natrat]

5. what may be

different this time is the amount of corporate and media complicity-what is it just the $? or power lust? bad people

[DBoon]

7. Yes as long as they have some basic intelligence

Stupid dishonest people tend to end up in jail.

Dishonest people tend to be full of themselves and will use other people to achieve their own ends. They have no respect for laws, rules or social norms except as far as these help them get ahead.

[FlemingsGhost]

9. Define the phrase "further in life."

Does it involve amassing wealth and material goods, or is it a much more organic, spiritual endeavor?

[Nlighten1]

11. Material success.

[gatorboy]

3. I think honest people are simply humble. I'm by no means rich..

but I get by and I'm content with that. The assholes simply happy until they own everything. Enough is never enough for them.

[gatorboy]

4. D'oh! Double post! n/t

[StaggerLee]

6. More than just the Presidential Election

The soldier said that he intended to do everything he could to get the Dems back in to power. (Across the board)

[Old and In the Way]

8. Great editorial....thanks for posting.

I want to save this for the upcoming political discourse this country will be having with itself over the next 5 months.

[opihimoimoi]

10. Somehow, they have made lying, cheating, stealing, POPULAR

AND ACCEPTABLE.