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elfsGeorge W. Bush comes across as authoritarian. In times of crisis, this is a good thing. After all, in times of crisis we don't have time to consider all the options, we want solutions and we want them readily available, and most importantly we don't want to be distracted by options that might weaken our resolve.
Feelings of fear and insecurity bolster existing administrations, especially if they repeat the mantra that they have everything under control.
So it is with great suspicion that I learn today, three years after the September 11th attacks, that the Department of Homeland Security is going to run it's first annual National Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid Preparedness Month. An entire month of hiding under desks and quaking in our boots, reading to sing "Duck and Cover!" at a moments notice. Where's Bert the Turtle when you need him?
I'm sorry, but I can't help but think that this is nothing but a Rovian ploy to pump up the emotions that serve the Republican electorate. It's hard to say bad things about an idea like "National Preparedness Month", but the timing is such that it makes me cynical as Hell.
Via The Church of Critical Thinking.
Feelings of fear and insecurity bolster existing administrations, especially if they repeat the mantra that they have everything under control.
So it is with great suspicion that I learn today, three years after the September 11th attacks, that the Department of Homeland Security is going to run it's first annual National Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid Preparedness Month. An entire month of hiding under desks and quaking in our boots, reading to sing "Duck and Cover!" at a moments notice. Where's Bert the Turtle when you need him?
I'm sorry, but I can't help but think that this is nothing but a Rovian ploy to pump up the emotions that serve the Republican electorate. It's hard to say bad things about an idea like "National Preparedness Month", but the timing is such that it makes me cynical as Hell.
Via The Church of Critical Thinking.
