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August 10th, 2004

unixronin: Galen the technomage, from Babylon 5: Crusade (Default)
Tuesday, August 10th, 2004 11:53 am

...you should probably consider it.  A couple of recent observations:

July 31:

These were among the factors in mind recently as I turned my thoughts to what I might do to vex the Republicans when they gather in New York a month from now.  Furious as I may be at their policies, conventional protest is not an option.

If it were peaceful protest, they would ignore it even if two million people turned up.  They have a demonstrated capacity to do that.  Indeed, the administration consists of such fervent God-anointed idealists that they would "stay the course" against any opposition short of a majority too overwhelming to rig their electronic voting machines against.

If the protests in New York should turn even a little violent, it will be to Bush's benefit.  This is so much the case that I rather expect to see undercover agents provocateurs scattered among the ragtag disaffected who will shortly descend on Manhattan.  And the NYPD, while generally my favorite police force on the planet, can get themselves in a froth when they feel spooked.  One thrown bottle could result in days of riveting television, during which Bush would have plenty of opportunity to pretend, convincingly to some, that he was Gary Cooper.

July 12:

This next statement will raise a howl, but I think it is safe to say that Osama is a strong Bush supporter.  That's because it is and always has been the purpose of terrorism to incite such oppressive responses from target governments that they eventually collapse of their own brittle weight.

unixronin: Galen the technomage, from Babylon 5: Crusade (Gargoyles: Hiro-ic)
Tuesday, August 10th, 2004 02:21 pm

I just successfully (albeit unintentionally) shrinkwrapped my lunch.