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Lucille
08-02-2011, 01:49 PM
I love this guy's righteous anger. Arthur minces no words (http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2011/08/tell-me-again-whos-stupidweakincompeten.html). (I found him via KN@PPSTER's blog roll.)


And lots of people are celebrating or moaning about Obama's "stupidity," "weakness," "incompetence," and so on. I must confess to having a weakness for the popularity of this self-deluding ploy. In the midst of horror, it's a wonderful momentary relief to enjoy a hearty laugh. I especially like the ongoing theme at Digby's House of Mirth and Lies: "If only Obama understood all these issues the way I do, if only he were smart like me, none of this would be happening!" No, I'm not providing links to all this crap. If you've been following the latest "crisis" in even a cursory fashion, you've seen scads of pieces repeatedly announcing all these themes. And, Jesus Fuck Me Christ, I'm not going to direct people to shitty sites. They have far too many readers as it is.

I'll say it again. I suggest you slowly sound out the words this time. Maybe you'll begin to understand what they mean.

When one considers the destructive powers of the weapons at his command, as well as the bloodily murderous enthusiasm with which he uses them, and when one contemplates the enormous powers he enjoys entirely apart from and in addition to those weapons, it will easily be seen that Obama is the single most powerful individual in the entire history of humankind.

I'll say it once more. I'll bold it. Again, sound out the words:

Obama is the single most powerful individual in the entire history of humankind.

This is the goal toward which Obama diligently worked for years. This is what he wanted: the power of life and death over countless millions of people, and potentially over all of humanity. During that time, he was bracingly clear about what he would do once he achieved that cherished goal. Some of us told you all about this in the summer of 2008 (http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2008/05/choosing-sides-ii-killing-truth-and.html), and even a year earlier (http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2007/05/songs-of-death.html). Obama told you exactly what he would do. Most people convinced themselves -- contrary to all the available evidence, even when that evidence directly contradicted their illusions -- that Obama would do precisely the opposite of what he himself said he would do.

But now that Obama continues to do exactly what he said he would do, most of those who voted for him and viewed him as "transformational," "transcendent," and blahblahfuckingblah, talk nonstop about his stupidity, weakness and incompetence. Therefore, I state again:

Obama is the single most powerful individual in the entire history of humankind -- and he's accomplishing exactly what he set out to do.

So tell me again: who's stupid? Who's weak? Who's incompetent? Who was outmaneuvered? (I note, and it's an important point, that many people made the same profound error with the monstrous George W. Bush (http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2007/09/cui-bono-and-bushs-monstrous-deadly.html).)

The fundamental problem for most people is a very simple one. They are unable to look at Obama, or any one of many similar figures, and say:


Impoverishment, brutalization, destruction and death are his aims. He has said so, repeatedly. Impoverishment, brutalization, destruction and death are what he wants to achieve. These are evil goals, and this is a deeply evil man.

Why are the vast majority of people unable to say this? I'll begin to explain why next time.

youngbuck
08-02-2011, 01:54 PM
Impoverishment, brutalization, destruction and death are what he wants to achieve. These are evil goals, and this is a deeply evil man.

I said it.

Acala
08-02-2011, 02:09 PM
I think this is nonsense. Obama is a puppet. He is not some mastermind with an agenda. His agenda was to be president. After that, his job was to do what he was told to do and he has done that.

Travlyr
08-02-2011, 04:38 PM
I think this is nonsense. Obama is a puppet. He is not some mastermind with an agenda. His agenda was to be president. After that, his job was to do what he was told to do and he has done that.
This is so obvious. Yet, today I argued for 1/2 hour with a guy because he was claiming Obama is evil and the Bush family had it right. Sheesh. Damn media shills.

Acala
08-02-2011, 04:42 PM
This is so obvious. Yet, today I argued for 1/2 hour with a guy because he was claiming Obama is evil and the Bush family had it right. Sheesh. Damn media shills.

Yup. That's the Neo-con plan. Direct anger towards Obama the man rather than towards unlimited government. That way the unlimited power will belong to the neocons once they get Obama out of the way.

Lucille
08-02-2011, 05:11 PM
FWIW, Arthur hates both sides equally.


So we have the debt ceiling deal, yet another step on the road to the impoverishment, brutalization and death of all those who are not sufficiently blessed to be part of the ruling class or of the ruling class's endlessly helpful adjunct, the media-blogger complex. For the cognitively impaired, which seems to be most people, that complex includes all "leading" bloggers on both right and left -- that is, Instapundit and his fellow gangsters on the right, and Atrios, Digby, et al. and their fellow gangsters on the left. I use "right" and "left" as those terms are commonly used. Let us please skip the onanistic pleasures of analyzing at interminable length what might make up the "true" right or left: most of those who contemplate such matters are only perpetuating the existing system while pretending they aren't. If you regularly engage with the present political system, you're perpetuating it. The rest is details. More on that issue soon.

dannno
08-02-2011, 05:35 PM
Obama is the most powerful man as long as he follows the agenda. As soon as he takes a turn, he won't be so powerful anymore, which sort of ultimately makes him not very powerful to begin with.

It's more like the power is wielded through him.

Seraphim
08-02-2011, 05:37 PM
Obama is the most powerful man as long as he follows the agenda. As soon as he takes a turn, he won't be so powerful anymore, which sort of ultimately makes him not very powerful to begin with.

It's more like the power is wielded through him.

Bolded= correct

flightlesskiwi
08-02-2011, 06:07 PM
Obama is the most powerful man as long as he follows the agenda. As soon as he takes a turn, he won't be so powerful anymore, which sort of ultimately makes him not very powerful to begin with.

It's more like the power is wielded through him.

i've been saying that about the potus for years. anyone who fails to see it (especially now) is delusional.
+rep

Anti Federalist
08-02-2011, 07:40 PM
Truth.


I think this is nonsense. Obama is a puppet. He is not some mastermind with an agenda. His agenda was to be president. After that, his job was to do what he was told to do and he has done that.


This is so obvious. Yet, today I argued for 1/2 hour with a guy because he was claiming Obama is evil and the Bush family had it right. Sheesh. Damn media shills.


Yup. That's the Neo-con plan. Direct anger towards Obama the man rather than towards unlimited government. That way the unlimited power will belong to the neocons once they get Obama out of the way.


Obama is the most powerful man as long as he follows the agenda. As soon as he takes a turn, he won't be so powerful anymore, which sort of ultimately makes him not very powerful to begin with.

It's more like the power is wielded through him.


i've been saying that about the potus for years. anyone who fails to see it (especially now) is delusional.
+rep