[lbo-talk] barbarian of the moment

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Tue Dec 23 10:27:56 PST 2003


Brian Siano wrote:


> How about George Bush modelling his new clothes with his sceptre... but
> he's _naked_!
>
> Or Donald Rumsfeld speaking to the Press, but... wait for it... his
> _nose is growing_!
>
> A picture of Ann Coulter _throwing pots of mud_ at people!
>
> And don't forget everyone's favorite, Joe Q. Taxpayer, wearing his
> two-tones, his tie, his hat, and his _barrel_!
>
> Think we can work in a big H-bomb somewhere? That's very humorfully
> satire-riffic!

I have some pull with cartoonists who can turn these ideas into images, but I'm wondering if anybody here would contribute to a collaborative blog mocking the right wing? This hypothetical blog would also need a funny, sexy and irreverant name.

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If people eat their ballots, then that nut-case Stockwell Day will get in. Right-wingers aren't angst-ridden about voting. Don't we have to vote strategically, even if that means voting for the Liberals?

Having to decide between Tweedledum and Tweedledee -- that's not a choice -- that's a threat. Our electoral system favors a two-party race, and we should reject it. We have to start working towards a democratic system that doesn't force people to vote for the lesser of two evils (or the evil of two lessers). We can't keep jumping from election to election, voting for one moron because we're terrified that there's something worse. Now's the time to stop legitimizing this process and take a stand for fundamental, long-term change. It's more important to call attention to the farce of electoral politics than to split-hairs by choosing between Tweedledumb andTweedledee (or The Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the Doormouse for that matter).

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