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Feb. 6th, 2011
Is it just me?
Feb. 6th, 2011 07:57 pmSo, we have a reading of the Declaration of Independence, with images of patriotic America under it.
Did anyone else get the fantods from this?
This is Fox.
The Declaration, as opposed to the Constitution, is a rallying point for the Tea Party. They are much in love with its statement.
And that bit about "derives its power from consent of the governed" surely seemed to have an unspoken "And we Do NOT Consent to darkie rule" attached.
Maybe I'm oversensitive. Maybe I'm paranoid.
But this felt like a reminder that we have a group of home-grown gun-nuts with an armchair lust for armageddon who think they can launch a revolution.
These days, power derives from inertia, apathy, big money and superior arms.
Did anyone else get the fantods from this?
This is Fox.
The Declaration, as opposed to the Constitution, is a rallying point for the Tea Party. They are much in love with its statement.
And that bit about "derives its power from consent of the governed" surely seemed to have an unspoken "And we Do NOT Consent to darkie rule" attached.
Maybe I'm oversensitive. Maybe I'm paranoid.
But this felt like a reminder that we have a group of home-grown gun-nuts with an armchair lust for armageddon who think they can launch a revolution.
These days, power derives from inertia, apathy, big money and superior arms.