Simple, really. Difficult times ossify mild positions into tough stances. And boil off all pretense of liberal, inclusive fellowship. As the US tumbles swiftly into the toughest economic times it has seen in almost three generations, the common man will revert to deeply buried (but never abandoned) stereotypes - most significantly about the Black and White Races - reviving a xenophobia that few will find themselves immune to. The polls over the next several weeks will reveal little, as political correctness will get in the way, but once in the ballot box, the voter's pretense will be shed and voting will (particularly male voting will) run along tightly racial lines. While women can become a big swing factor, they will probably not turn out in large enough numbers to make it happen.
Lagi sau-sau ki?
p.s. And I have a rotten feeling that something similar will inform the Indian General Elections that will follow in 2009.
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Blast you! There I was, being taken in by the polls and feeling hopeful that we would get a break from the GOP dimwits, and you had to go and say something so completely believable that I had to wake up from my dream.
Looked at another way, though, does it really matter? A lot of what Obama says makes me feel that, colour permitting, he would have been equally happy as the other party's candidate. Does it really matter to the rest of the world whether it's McCain or Obama at the top? I guess it matters for only one reason: the mind-numbingly scary prospect of Palin stepping into the top job should McC not make it through his four years. brrrrrrr!
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