The Worship of “W” May 31, 2006
Posted by youns in Politics.trackback
I've often wondered about those remaining 30% who blindly follow Bush. Who are they? What do they really think? Do they really support their Party over Principle no matter who is in charge? Do they not live in reality or read and see what is going on in this world and to their country or do they like to live in fantasy and blame everything on everyone else (especially anything remotely liberal)?
Well an article in The Progressive Daily Beacon answered alot for instance:
I believe that this blindness of the Bush faithful, this unwillingness or maybe inability to admit even a micro-fault in their President, is as dangerous to the nation, in a way, as any terrorist attack could be, for the desire and goal of such people is obviously not to enter into civil, reasoned discussions of Bush’s failed policies, but instead to silence the opposition completely in a country whose chief claim to fame, ironically, is precisely freedom of expression. And I have little doubt that the die-hards among the Bush worshippers, if they could, would gleefully resort to stronger methods than mere verbal slurs to ensure that silence.
And as the article points out, I also believe that we are much like pre-1930 Germany. Do you actually believe everyone in that nation knew that what was about to happen was one of the worst nightmares ever to hit this world? Those who dared speak out were unpatriotic and were finally silenced. Their civil liberties were slowly eroded away and they stood for it all in the name of protecting their nation. Their leader was a devote Christian, often quoting scripture in his speaches to his followers. Sound familiar?
How can anyone defend the failed policies in Iraq? A nation that HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11! All the while Osama Bin Laden is running lose and the Taliban are slowly taking control of Afghanistan once again! But Bush can keep the blinders on his faithful. How can a true Christian follow someone who ignores the planet and it's warnings of Global Warming? All he can do is smirk and shrug it off when faced with the questions pertaining to supporting the rest of the world in the Kyoto Accord as if Global Warming doesn't exist.
Not to mention the rampant cronyism, illegal wiretaps, secret prisons, leaks from his own office, bungling a natural disaster in our own nation which still is a mess, the list goes on and on! The more failures and mismanagement from Bush, the more his faithful demonize his critics with an intensity that grows with each mishap. Why create an idol when it is clear that this is what the "Christian" right is doing?
It must be true - the Blind are leading the Blind. But what is pitiful is that the idolators choose to be blind! A true American, Christian and Patriot will always questions it's leaders, point out mistakes, hold their elected representatives accountable all without fear of reprisals and assaults. To silence the opposition is to remove the last vestage of democracy from our nation. Is this what they want? Another Nazi Germany or as in today, another Iran controlled by the Conservative Religious fringe?
I support our president. I do not worship him. I worship God Almighty, the true living God. George W. Bush takes so much heat not because of what he has done, but because of what he stands for and for the past mistakes of others in charge. I am not blindly following Bush. He is our president, I support him. Is surveying 1500 to 2000 people really representative of the entire US population (which is nearing 300 million people? Where are the surveys generally conducted? In the heart of the city, that’s where. Cities in the US hold the largest concentration of liberals than in any other part of the US. No wonder the numbers are skewed. They are not truly representative.
For example, we can argue all day about how Mr. Bush “stole” the election against Gore. The media portrays liberal views. Their target audience is the liberal left wing. Is this because they are so open to anything and everything that they will believe anything they hear and read?
When Mr. Bush won the election fair and square (both times), liberals called foul. They wanted recount upon recount, each time hoping for a different result. Florida was the main focus of the “problem” with the voting system. Should we blame the system, or the people? Why is it that the only poeple that had trouble with the voting were the minorities and elderly? Perhaps it is because they do not speak or read English, or perhaps they are not intelligent enough to make an informed decision. What about the other 50 states? I am sure that in each of the states there were issues with their voters as well. No other state wanted a recount though, only the state where they could turn it into a race issue. I am sure if that they recounted every vote in the election throughout the US, Bush still would have won. Giving people a second chance to vote because the outcome was not favorable to their cause is wrong. Attempting to make a determination on intent of the voter is wrong. Bush won fair and square. End of discussion.
Illegal wiretaps. Now that’s a good one. I am in total agreement with wiretaps. Wiretapping without the knowledge of the party being wiretapper should be completely legal. If we inform them, they will change their ways. If you have nothing to hide, why worry about it??? Are you hiding something? Hmmm???
When 9-11 happened, what a tragedy. Mr. Bush handled it appropriately. No other president has had to make tough decisions like this. It was not his fault, nor the governments. It was the terrorists. Why blame Bush for 9-11?
The economy. You did not mention the economy, but I will. Economies are cyclic. Every 10-12 years, there is a recession. Fact. The economy took a dive after 9-11, not because of Mr. Bush and his economic policy, but because it was set-up to do that. Remember, the economy started to slide during the third year of Bill Clinton’s presidency. 9-11 helped the slope increase. We are still recovering from the effects. How can we blame the president for the economy? We can’t!
In America, the media shows only what they want in order to advance political agendas. For instance, the job market. Thousands of jobs were lost recently in the auto industry. Although unfortunate, that is the way it is. It is not due solely to slow sales, but mainly because of UNIONS and what they do to damage business. Unions were good in the early days, when employees did not have any rights. Now the employees have more rights than the employer. Unions demands are outrageous, no wonder the costs for union made products are so high! Unions are crooked, and serve political and economical agendas. they do not care about the people, only money. As far as job creation goes, do we ever hear about the thousands of jobs created each month here in the US? Why not?
Abortion. How awful. No human being has the right to take an unborn child’s life. Where is the childs say in all of this? If people would learn to be responsible, abortion would not even be a consideration. At least these precious babies will be in Heaven. Those who support abortion and those who perform abortions are guilty of murder. For shame!
I will end on the natural disaster Katrina. Why is it Bush’s fault? Did Bush cause the natural disaster? No. Was the response appropriate? Considering the cuircumstances, yes. In order to mobilize relief efforts, ther is so much beaurocratic tape to cut through. To mobilize the NG to respond, it is at least 3-4 days, depending upon the size of the deployment. The liberals thiunk that you can just run in and save evrybody all at once. There are so many things to coordinate Safety is a big issue, evacuation plan, etc. The government did the best they could. It was a monumental disaster. We will see more of these disasters as the end times approach. It is not due to global warming, but because it is Biblically predicted.
You can say what you want about the president, but the truth is he mosty likely will be our last great president. At least he is fighting for those who do not have a voice. He stands up for what is right. He does not change his views becasue it is popular. He does not waver. He is a true leader.
Bush Apologist - as suspected and typically wrong … more on this later …