Strike The Root: Democracy in America - a Conversation with a Frenchman

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August 22, 2003

Democracy in America - a Conversation with a Frenchman

(from a Frenchman named Bruno)

"As a Frenchman I have been reading all the US political comments I could since the Sept. 11th attack, trying to understand what was happening to the minds of my American friends.

As a "Saint Cyr" graduate (the supposed French counterpart of a West Point one) having also resigned from the Army as a captain (though on grounds opposite to yours), I am glad that your "Losing the War on Terror" mail is the first one fully reflecting my own humble thoughts and at last humourously providing a satisfactory answer to my questions about the current US ruling team, i.e. that we are facing pure cynicism (probably induced by the Ceasarian belief of enjoying the Global Power).

Therefore I am now hoping that you might explain as well the second and most puzzling part of my questions, namely : how come that the same American lie-hating public opinion, which fired President Nixon for a lie over his tricky campaign and which nearly empeached President Clinton for a childish lie over a back-office blow job, today keeps mainly supporting a president obviously lying on much more important matters, involving the culprits of the brutal death of thousends of American and foreign people, and the need to even cause many more casualties.

If you have tackled that touchy subject, important to me because of the number of American good friends I cann't fully understand anymore, your comments would be most welcome."

Faithfully yours
Bruno

My reply (FWIW)

Bruno,

Thanks for the kind mail. I am a competitive cyclist and great fan of the Tour, by the way. Voltaire is also a big inspiration to me.

I think the answer to your question is a combination of factors. First, the Congress, Presidency, and even Supreme Court are controlled by Republicans. That stifles any political dissent. Second, the national media is controlled by large corporations whose interests are represented by the Republicans. That means no meaningful public dissent on a national level is seen. Third, given the control of information, that segment of the voting public who is not too sceptical and does not seek other sources of information, is ill-informed, even mis-informed, and that leads to voting patterns that support the status quo - Republican.

None of this will change until either some Republicans split from their neocon rulers to promote a less radical, more traditionally conservative agenda; or the large corporations begin to feel the ill effects of neocon policy and act in their best interests opposing it. The Supreme Court is a difficult situation. If neocons can stack the court with their ilk, we, as a nation, will be dealing with that problem for years.

That's my take on it anyway.

Regards,

Dave

Posted by David Wiggins at August 22, 2003 08:08 AM

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