03/19/2010 04:02:17 PM EST
Democracy v. Capitalism
posted by epic gaga lady
Ever notice that whenever Glenn Beck mentions democracy it's always presented in a negative light? It may be hard for the left to adopt a populist message especially with the corporate Dems in power, but if Glenn Beck wants to diss democracy I say we join the battle!
The President and the Congress have had been having considerable trouble gaining traction on any of their messages. Their watered-down "nuanced" positions are hammered on a daily basis by oversimplified slogans and emotional manipulation on the other side. I dunno about the rest of you, but I don't want to wait around for the swearing in of President Beck, we need to take this joker on ASAP.
Fighting fire with fire is not usually the best option, but in this case I feel we have no choice. Beck, Limbaugh and company are usually pretty good at picking battles they can win. As much as they might love to see laissez-faire economic systems become a form of socioeconomically based eugenics, that's not what they harp on. They want to keep people thinking about the shadowy world of ACORN or terrorist plots.
Usually this armor is pretty impenetrable, but I believe I've found a weak spot. How many times has Glenn Beck bashed democracy? Now I know that his actual position is probably more nuanced and has to with an intellectual debate about constitutional interpretation, but when you bash democracy the optics are bad.
Democracy may not be the only idea that was floating around during the founding of our country, indeed many held the view that a small ruling elite should make all the important decisions of state. However we've come a long way since the 1790's and I think this elitist viewpoint Beck is implicitly endorsing will turn Americans' stomachs if brought to light.
The question, then is how to bring the argument out in the open. I await your ideas TYT!