Barbelith Underground > Switchboard > Post election meme detox

are the 'issues' raised in this election real issues or just smoke blown up by the republicans?

would we have cared about any of them if kerry won?

if we spend the next four years adressing these 'issues' do we not risk getting wrong-footed again next time around?

are we ignoring the fact that the neocons believe in lies as a tool of policy and will take any path to power that will work?

are we letting the opposition set the terms of the debate?

is playing against our strengths a viable strategy?

can we trust the sources which tell us what these 'issues' are?

is all of this just distraction from the fact that the election was of seriously dubious credibility in the first place?

is placating the opposition's base a substitute for a real agenda?

do we have the strength of our own convictions or are we so unsure of ourselves that we will take any tack to save us from what we hate?

please do discuss...