tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post112472458331858207..comments2024-01-26T10:25:48.047-08:00Comments on shrimplate: Thanks, Howardshrimplatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post-1125125663892616012005-08-26T23:54:00.000-07:002005-08-26T23:54:00.000-07:00And today, the whole 'democracy' argument collapse...And today, the whole 'democracy' argument collapsed into dust. The proposed new constitution sets up a fundamentalist Islamic state (like Iran) AND it also does not have the support of the Sunnis, making it likely that the insurgency will only intensify.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11560235.post-1125006036412919352005-08-25T14:40:00.000-07:002005-08-25T14:40:00.000-07:00The problem that Republicans have is that when the...The problem that Republicans have is that when they have to limit the discussion to simple facts, they lose. <BR/><BR/>In fact, since their basic premise is to maintain a plutocracy that stays on top by trampling on everyone else (both here and in other countries), they couldn't just come out and say what they are for. So, they concoct a poisonous recipe of lies, obfuscation, personal attacks, smears, dividing people against each other, and stonewalling in order to prevent people from ever just sitting down and looking at the facts.<BR/><BR/>It's the only way they can win.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.com