On the other hand, the entire world suffers if the Democrats win. Yes, I understand it is suffering now, but my assertion has always been that with Bush's maniacs at the helm, things that were carried on under cover and with the appearance of humanity have been forced out into the open where people can see them and deal with them. If the Democrats get control over the White House again, they'll just patch the gaping wound the Bushwhackos have opened, hiding the festering toxins from view again. I'm not at all certain that is an improvement.
This paragraph from the John Pilger article I linked in the previous post puts it another way:
The multilateralism or "muscular internationalism" that Kerry offers in contrast to Bush's unilateralism is seen as hopeful by the terminally naive; in truth, it beckons even greater dangers. Having given the American elite its greatest disaster since Vietnam, writes the historian Gabriel Kolko, Bush "is much more likely to continue the destruction of the alliance system that is so crucial to American power. One does not have to believe the worse the better, but we have to consider candidly the foreign policy consequences of a renewal of Bush's mandate . . . As dangerous as it is, Bush's re-election may be a lesser evil." With Nato back in train under President Kerry, and the French and Germans compliant, American ambitions will proceed without the Napoleonic hindrances of the Bush gang.
Want some more of John Pilger's work? Check here.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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