So, voting Democratic got you the brutal beating of your remaining Fourth Amendment rights. And let's be clear: this was done because Republicans and Democrats worked together. They are not oppositional parties.
Perhaps you could claim that you didn't see it coming when you voted. Just as you didn't see the Defense of Marriage Act, NAFTA, the end of Welfare. It would be an implausible claim, but you could make it. You could pretend you didn't vote for it, even though you did. You could wail and moan about such craven behavior, even as you ready to go back and submit your bodies for more. You could believe you're not the person making sure this keeps happening, and that change will happen through their behavior, not yours. Abused spouses and kids believe all kinds of stuff.
But it's time to break that model and make the move on up to sadomasochism. Be proud. Own it. The Democratic candidates are now telling you explicitly in words, as they have relentlessly in deeds, that they will not in reality end the war. The violence is all on the table: this is your real chance, killer.
Posted by jane at August 12, 2007 06:06 PM | TrackBack