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REMEMBER FREE SPEECH, DEMOCRACY USA / UK . . . .setting the stage?

x | 28.08.2008 16:03 | Globalisation | History | Other Press | London | World

There is a large amount of commentary on the stage set of the Democrats Presidential launch . . . . a reference to the old Greek temples, or the old amphitheatres in Rome . . . . or is it to the old "forum" - democracy in the round . . . . where the discussion includes third, fourth voices too, then more . . . .
So, a back to basics - history informs current affairs UPDATE !

A Column
Architecture - what does THAT have to do with politics?
All too much, these days, when the wiring itself seems to fry our brains up to "buy more" or "submit faster" . . . . with "designed-in" intimidation from the towers, where the dodgy watch is always trying to paint us as "bogey"s to "protect" the cashcow customers from - but, perhaps the past DOES have a few reminders that are actually USEFUL.

The democrats big stage-set for tonights presidential campaign "kick-off" is a sort of replica of the old greek "round table" forum style, outside from the hall where the debates were this week, to include more people. Of course, there are other references - its quite likely that some so-called G.O.P-loyal media might attempt to portray this as more of their "The One" weird backspin.
[ Have a bit of empathy, it is a problem. How do you attack somebody who is actually quite a useful all-round leader-type . . . . probably this old "he thinks he's SO special, why isnt he covered in mud (we threw loads) if he aint got big flaws WHY NOT?We all have - so he's a WEIRDO"] . . . . The latest spin probably aint going to succeed, but remember they also tried to question the patriotism of the kid that decided to TEACH THE CONSTITUTION when he grew up, but also attack him by way of a few quotes from his churches preacher AT THE SAME TIME as saying he was a secret muslim. . . . ]
Its also all too possible that a few of the old "minderbinder" types might try to whip up their most prole-phobic easy-to-shakedown big cashcow customers with the old "uppity slaves are revoltin, bassss, with a lot o'them local townspeople who found that medicament you sold'em was phony" speel.
In that case expect loads of graphics that emphasize colour or race instead of the actual policies or positions - but in the pictures or cartoons - with the "forum" portrayed as AMPHITHEATRE TAKEN BY GLADIATORS. MOB RUSHING TO Y O U R HOUSE TO TAKE AWAY ALL Y O U R NICE THINGS . . . . etc.

Above, where it says "so-called" G.O.P-loyal - there is a reason.
In actual fact, despite showing signs of having gotten a bit "got at" around the edges, the awkward types with a bit of integrity are showing signs of trying to reclaim the G.O.P raker-offers, loopholists, swindlers, fraudsters, etc.
This happens each few decades, if you look at the actual history.
Its too easy to forget that it was the "G.O.P" that took the electoral losses in the south all that time to keep its opposition to slavery sound . . . . those early shouts of "free soil, free labour, free speech, free men" meant something.(1854 etc!)
From Eisenhower back to La Follette, Theo Roosevelts last campaigns - in the G.O.P, then out . . . . from the "integrity most" types of the "mugwumps" to the efforts of Smedley D Butler to come back from the wars to sort the home-front backstabbers out . . . . the energies that the USA has needed - the found - have come under a lot of names.
The vested interests that try to stymie a useful future shall always try to use a full spectrum coalition against us - with bungs, coercion, lies - or old fashioned "snake-oil-charm" mesmerism . . . . but if we ARE going to get a future - at all ( it seems that in a last desperate ploy minderbinder tries to roll us back to cold war ! ) we must gain a respect for people we disagree with - more - that way we might all "refresh our attitudes" without thinking we "lost" some "battle" of a debate.
Hence a round forum. It aint always "either/or".



PS as democracy has got a little "gummed up" these days, prior to explaining where "columns" come from, what "ITS A KNOCKOUT" was - or what the old, greek version of the Games was . . . . seeing as a few people have said that, prior to computerisation, the biggest hole in the ballotbox was the media, hence the lack of reporting of R.Paul or D.Kucinic's campaigns . . . . it is worth checking you heard about the U.S.As Greens "big meeting" in chicago . . . .So RESEARCH.
see comments!
cheers




see also, posted today

"remember democracy. . . ." from "details, details"
(though there are rumours of censorship here too)

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