There are so many unlikely people stepping up to take the reins of the GOP right now. None of them are in office. All are painting a vivid picture in my mind. Since I can't paint it, I'll describe it.
In the center we see a man being waterboarded with faces we recognize surrounding him glowing with sick pleasure. On the floor is a balance scale, one side labeled FREEDOM the other SECURITY. It is balanced but empty. On the right side we have a long line of people waiting their turn on the waterboarding table. Their faces not showing fear but resolution. These are men who are willing to strap explosives to their bodies and detonate themselves to make a point that none of us really understand. But being waterboarded is not frightening to them because they have either used the technique themselves and think these torturers are amateurs, or they realize they are a small cog in a larger machine. They all believe that they are right and they are willing to die for it.
On the left we see a group of people huddled in fear and horror, clutching an American flag. They realize that they've not had freedom OR security for a very long time. But even worse, these torturers are people that THEY gave the power to and the torturers lied all along. The people are sickened by what they've become and think of the people who THEY love. People who died for what they believed in, but they were lied to too.
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We voted those maniacs into office. All Americans have some greater or lesser share in the responsibility for their crimes. We ponied up the cannon fodder right smartly, plastic flags waving from every SUV. Reincarnation? Not today.
Yup. That would be my point. I've got some mad skillz.
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