Don't misunderestimate the insanity of the rightwingnuttery

Posted at Atrios, about the latest Harper's edition;

Ferguson's argument is that we (Americans) just aren't ruthless enough, yet. Which means, yes, we could have won in Vietnam, if we'd just had the belly for it. Now America faces "the growing power of liberalism" (don't you all feel better now?), which prevents us from exercising our true authority as the benevolent Empire the Romans...oh, sorry, the British, once were.

How to overcome this and other obstacles to the Pax Americana? Apparently by reining in the deficit by cutting Social Security and Medicare spending. The "less privileged" (Grandin's words, now) would be made: "leaner and meaner, more willing to shoulder the burdens of empire. Just as poverty drove the Irish and Scots into Britain's colonial army, 'illegal immigrants, the jobless,' and 'convicts' could help fill the ranks of Washington's imperial legion."
(Apparently Jonathan Swift and Jeremiah were both wrong: poverty is good for sovereigns!). "Ferguson is especially enthusiastic that African Americans might become 'the Celts of the American Empire.'

And once he dispense with what here passes for social democracy, he sets his sights on political democracy. Successful empires, Ferguson writes, require 'the resolve of the masters and the consent of the subjects.'"

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Unbelievable. We're not in America anymore, Toto. But take note, freepery; unless you're filthy rich, the "less privileged" INCLUDES YOU.

We are now offering $30,000 bonus reinlistments to our troops to continue the building of the coffers of the rich. A few thousand dead American kids for building imperialism and the coffers of the already rich is what we're looking at. Hopefully, some of us have the guts to stand up and yell "NO".

I see, America wants leaner and meaner old folks. I guess Gramps better start packing his bag for Iraq.

if they weren't such pussies

And the French in Algeria

And the Russians in Afghanistan

And the Spanish in Cuba

And the Japanese in China

fucking morons.

I wonder if the author can name one. None appear to be very successful in retrospect.

this mess. What the hell is wrong with the people who voted for Bush. Guess that would take another forum.