The gurus and pundits spend all their time taking a dump on Democrats for not messaging better, or carping about the propaganda coming from "the right", or about the Press Poodles who can't figure out that they have to stand for something other than selling ads.
What they refuse to acknowlege is just how fuckin' stupidly Americans act sometimes. You can't teach people who don't want to learn.
You'll never change a mind
Unopened
But you can slip a mad man
Water
From the well he's poisoned.
-- Grant Peeples
I don't care about big government vs small government - I want good government.
I don't care about Red vs Blue - I want honor and integrity.
I don't care about Who's Up vs Who's Down - I want good-faith conversations, and problem solving - without the ulterior motives - and especially without all this fucked up intrigue at the palace, aimed at tearing down my democracy.
A perfect metaphor is one that allows us to overlay whatever is on our minds. I don't know that there is such a thing, but dang - this gets pretty close.
Reminds me of: "What it means is up to you - I was just tryin' to make it rhyme"
Rebecca Watson is the founder of the Skepchick Network, a collection of sites focused on science and critical thinking. She has written for outlets such as Slate, Popular Science, and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. She's also the host of Quiz-o-tron, a rowdy, live quiz show that pits scientists against comedians.