(2004-09-13) Bipartisan Hate

Random thought Of The Day: maybe the vituperative nature of the Red Vs Blue divide is due to both camps pining angrily for a past Golden Age. The Conservative pack harks back to the days of supposedly Free Market-s and low tax rates, while the Liberal pack wishes the return of job security and Labor Union full-employment. Both groups are pissed because they feel they've lost something, and each believes that it's the other's fault. The politics of Victim Hood. (Unfortunately neither group displays Neophilia.)

(And I suspect the Political Party chiefs on both sides play this game intentionally and cynically. Hate and fear keep people from thinking, so keeping those buttons pushed makes people easier to manipulate...)