Okay, I get it, you give up, there is no hope, the world is coming to an end, the sky is falling. I guess that is the message Beck instills in his followers.
I don’t happen to agree with that mindset.
Please explain your optimism. What structural defects have responsibly proposed to be fixed?
False or misplaced optimism is one of the beefs that I have with Rush. The it’s-a-great-country-and-therefore-it-will-again faith is only faith, and falls short when there are no concrete reasons for it.
I’ve not been a permanent doomsayer, and actually put cold water on the notion during March 2009 was the end of the world. (In fact, there is still a modicum of slack and finacial gimmicks left that will prolong the inevitable.) However, baby steps that Republicans are poised to make are laughably inadequate; brasher, more radical steps are required.
Because I’m a pragmatist, I agree that Americans are not ready for the cure. But that also explains my pessimism. Essentially they need a 2x4 to their heads. So why should I waste my time with some lame political participation if it has no practical effect?