Dividing the liberal vote
The move by the conservative party to divide the liberal vote was pure genius. They saw a party almost split in half by sexism, and figured they could easily, without sacrificing their own unshakable belief in male supremacy, divide the party that loves to hate itself. So they chose a woman as McCain’s VP.
They didn’t choose Palin because they thought they could easily fool the vast throngs of embittered vagina-americans into thinking that theirs is the party of equality and gender justice. That would destroy the Republican party, and divide it against themselves.
They chose her because she would unleash the widespread and outspoken sexism of the liberal male loudmouths out there and this, in turn, would alienate the large and extremely important majority of liberal women who are already embittered at the defeat of Hillary Clinton. They did it to turn the liberals against themselves, with MILF jokes, with the fun tactics they have copied from Rush Limbaugh and others that condones hateful, angry woman-hating talk just because Palin is the enemy.
Look around you and listen to the men talk about Palin, as if they didn’t think women had the ears to hear or the ability to read the hate-filled screed. The Republicans may have just won the election, by simply putting in place the one weapon that can kill all the hope, all the aspiration, all the goodness that has brought the liberals and moderates together in the person of Barack. That weapon is the deeply seated desire for the liberals to divide against each other and ultimately kill all hope and turn everything back into a sickening, uninspiring choice of a lesser of two evils.
Vote for the sexist, misogynist creeps who call the only woman on the ballot a MILF and a slut and a whore and whatever else you want, or else vote for the sexist, misogynist creeps who at least are showing the decency of restraint. Or don’t vote at all, because either side makes you sick.
The Republicans have outsmarted the liberals again, using the most effective weapon of all against them: Themselves.
September 19th, 2008 at 8:36 am
I couldn’t agree more. Since McCain isn’t the brightest bulb in the closet, this pick smells like Karl Rove. Divide and conquer; he knows all the tricks. It’s working. Amazingly (to me), some feminists have decided the Dems are just as bad as the Reps. I suspect that anyone who claims to be feminist but would vote for McPain must be hiding something - some other reason for hating Barack. He’s no saint, but sure seems like one by comparison.
I’ve been posting about this (perhaps excessively) over at Twisty’s, but suddenly I’m getting messages like this:
The milliondollartarts artist’s web portal is no longer available. Thankyou for visiting
This is freakin’ the Freida out. I knew she’s moving the physical HQ, but the cyberspace one, too? She hasn’t posted in over a week, and I’m concerned. Ike wiped out Galveston, but I didn’t think it did so much harm to Austin. Maybe she’s incredibly busy; I hope she’s OK.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:42 am
I don’t know what’s going on over there. Sometimes her server gets overheated from all the traffic. I’m pretty sure she uses a real hosting service of some kind.
I do get weary of the absolutists who demand perfection or nothing. I feel for Palin, who is getting a tiny taste of the huge can of misogyny Hillary would have gotten if she had been nominated. But I see no reason not to be glad of a slight shift to left, even if the patriarchy is unmentioned and male supremacy continues to be the norm. Where others seem to want sudden revolutionary changes, I want gradual change left. Gradual changes are harder to stop, once started.
I have a feeling that Obama will do more for women than women seem to think. Sure, he’s a misogynist, is openly patronizing of women, and has ignored their specific issues. But he’s still leading the country leftward, and that will lead away from authoritarianism. Right wing love of authority is the root of all evil.