Obama did win because he handed out gifts. Romney was right. Of course, so was Obama. Elected officials should give their constituents
things which improve their lives, things like citizenship, medical care, and
renewable energy. The goal should be to
benefit the majority of your constituents, and not just a few. It would seem to be hard to get elected if
you don’t do that … but of course that isn’t the case. You don’t have to give people the things that
make their lives better if you convince them that there is something or someone
they should be afraid of … or something that they should be angry about. Then, all you have to do is take money from
the few people whose interests you do take into account to fund this deception,
vow to take care of the invented threat, and chuckle as people forget their own
interests. This, of course, is why there
is a Tea Party, a Birther Movement, “love it or leave it” bumper stickers, and
so much talk of “socialists” and “radical liberals.” The only way the Republicans can sell many
of the extreme positions that they have recently adopted, is to use fear and
anger. They seem to have given up on even
pretending to give people what they need, forcing them to take a different
approach … and criticize the people who are trying to provide folks what they
need as gift givers. I think that the
holiday season is a good time to start appreciating, and even demand, gift
giving … even from the people we have elected to look out for our interests. Maybe Republicans will start agreeing with
Romney about how you win an election, and then start acting on that conclusion.
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