We are all broken inside, if it comes to that. And I have never encountered a politician who did not disappoint me. (The one who came closest was the leader of my union when I was a civil servant, and I doubt he'd ever be allowed anywhere near real power. The system protects itself.)
The icon implies that those who vote for Obama are rushing mindlessly and headlong towards their deaths. Is that in fact what you mean to imply? Given the main alternative, it seems a trifle extreme, unless it's meant ironically. You could have used the ever-popular "sheep" analogy, if you just wanted to disparage people's ability to make a choice for themselves. "Robots" is good as well. "Dummies." "Chickens." The possibilities for abuse of one's fellow humans are endless.
From where I stand, Obama still represents the less obnoxious party, nationally speaking, and the campaign adverts he approves have not as far as I know descended to blatant, repeated and unapologetic lying. That seems to me to mark a significant difference. But of course, I'm only a lemming, so how would I know?
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Date: 2008-09-18 08:49 am (UTC)The icon implies that those who vote for Obama are rushing mindlessly and headlong towards their deaths. Is that in fact what you mean to imply? Given the main alternative, it seems a trifle extreme, unless it's meant ironically. You could have used the ever-popular "sheep" analogy, if you just wanted to disparage people's ability to make a choice for themselves. "Robots" is good as well. "Dummies." "Chickens." The possibilities for abuse of one's fellow humans are endless.
From where I stand, Obama still represents the less obnoxious party, nationally speaking, and the campaign adverts he approves have not as far as I know descended to blatant, repeated and unapologetic lying. That seems to me to mark a significant difference. But of course, I'm only a lemming, so how would I know?