Congeries of cross connected concepts
I find things like this hilarious (via) —
American presidential elections are not “home affairs.” American decisions have repercussions all over the globe. The American mortgage crisis affects banks in Europe. The insatiable American demand for oil makes the Arabian sheiks rich. The American refusal to care for the environment causes the North Pole ice to melt and coastal areas in Asia to flood. A weakened dollar and an immense budget deficit affect the global economy.
Hence, the world should be given the right to vote. Because the current situation is a blatant case of taxation without representation, against which the Americans rebelled in 1776. But of course the world will not be allowed to vote.
Well, then, revolt! Just like the soon to be Americans in 1776. Throw off those shackles of American imperialism! Evict the foreign troops and imposed governors and take your place on the international stage as independent nations! After all, regime change begins at home.
| Peter Burnet Monday, 07 January 2008 at 08:11 |  |
Tell them they can vote provided they hold full slates of primaries and talk about nothing but the election for a year and a half before it occurs. They’ll go away fast enough.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard such an indirect admission of utter powerlessness. It makes me feel good about being Canadian. We can whine about you with the best of them, but I’ve never heard such a pitiful position from even our nuttiest fringes.
