Hell Hath No Fury Like a Modern Liberal; Ralph Nader vs. the Fundamentalist Liberals

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:59 AM EST

Article Source: CounterPunch.org

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Seeded by Eric Albert

We live in scary times. And no one scares me more than the faux-liberals of today. They are a most intolerant mob that has become so dislodged from logic that they'd rather gaze reverently at the false packaging of hope than seriously contemplate the issues of the day. They love bandwagons and hate activism. They strive for insular popularity while trampling the populace. And, in the true spirit of fundamentalism, they loathe dissent and flog the dissenter with the kind of glee that is seemingly borrowed from Jimmy Swaggart's beating of the ungodly unbelievers.

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Eric Albert

Like that phrase: "Dislodged from logic" is the result of dogma, double standards, class standards, which cannot be allowed to be tested. Class liberals, Obama liberals especially, will allow an anti imperial, anti corporate standard to be applied against Hillary, the worst of the bunch, and Obama wins hands down. But when the same standard is applied to Obama, and other corporate, imperial democrats, they not only run for cover, they even grovel in their contradictions, pretense and appearances. When Obama beat Hillary in the last debate, he then proceeded to defeat himself through his own double standards, hypcrisy.

Michael O'Donnell did a story on that debate and showed that both canididates did "' My friend Israel, dick measuring contest"' in which Obama proved he was just as corrupt, rotten, hypocritical and imperial as Hillary to appease AIPAC, Zionism, and Israel. Here is the link:

http://www.counterpunch.org/donnelly02272008.html

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#1 - Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:17 AM EST

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Eric Albert

Both Michael Colby, in this seed, and Michael O'Donnelly show that it is not Nader who is empty without real opposition, but rather the soul less democrats, who prefer appearances over substance. Will Obama come out for impeachment? Both Kucinich and Nader have. Will Obama come out against Middle East imperialism, occupation, funding of endless wars? Nader and Kucinich has.

Nader did support Kucinich and Edwards because at least they were consistent in their opposition to corporate power and imperialism. However the public chose to ignore that anti imperial standard, and went for the Koolaid of division, opportunistic race pandering, or opportunistic gender pandering. These false issues were embraced over the real issues of pandering to both Amerikan Empire and Israel's Zionism. When both Obama and Hillary argue over who will appease aggression for Israel, it makes the whole argument about opposition to the Iraq war, Afghan war pointless.

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#2 - Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:28 AM EST

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IAmEverydayPeople

Where's the soul of the Republican party? Do Republicans not prefer appearances over substance? Will McCain come out for impeachment? Will McCain come out against Middle East imperialism occupation?

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#2.1 - Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:36 AM EST

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Jarandhel

It would be rather ridiculous if McCain came out for impeachment like Nader has. Impeachment is the first step of a two-part process for removing officials from office without their consent. By the time either of them would be in office as President, Bush and Cheney would no longer be in office and by definition could not be impeached. A bigger issue is whether they would come out in favor of trying them for war crimes, preferably before an international court. But even Nader is not talking about that issue.

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#2.2 - Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:04 AM EST

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Eric Albert

So, if so many anti corporate, anti imperial independents can see this class rot, hypocrisy, why can't the class liberal apologists, and Obama not see their duplicitious standards???

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#3 - Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:30 AM EST

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ffeineandsugar

When John the Baptizer made his appearance as a preacher in the desert of Judea, this was his theme: "Reform your lives! The reign of God is at hand." It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said:

A herald's voice in the desert: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths'

John was clothed in a garment of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist. Grasshoppers and wild honey were his food.....When he saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were stepping forward for this bath, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who told you to flee from the wrath to come? Give some evidence that you mean to reform." (Matthew 3:1-4, 7-8)

They are a most intolerant mob that has become so dislodged from logic that they'd rather gaze reverently at the false packaging of hope than seriously contemplate the issues of the day. They love bandwagons and hate activism. They strive for insular popularity while trampling the populace. And, in the true spirit of fundamentalism, they loathe dissent and flog the dissenter with the kind of glee that is seemingly borrowed from Jimmy Swaggart's beating of the ungodly unbelievers.(Michael Colby)

Interesting, the way that prophets can be without honor in their own countries....

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#4 - Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:48 AM EST

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