is that when it came down to it he (and much of the right in the US), didn't believe in democracy, fairness, decency, honesty, openness, the truth, or any of the other things that I (as a transplant from the UK to the US) recognized as being key ideals in US mythology. When 9/11 happened all of that simply crumbled away. Suddenly it's ok to lie, distort, hide, incarcerate, torture. Of course, many people will say that it's always been that way for the US. I don't think I agree. Kennedy, Clinton and Carter were fundamentally decent men, quite different from W.
The last few months have been as strong an experience as seeing the Iron Curtain come down. The hold that Bushco has had over the US seems to have simply disappeared. What happened? How could the lies that once worked not now work? Very strange. But encouraging.
I hope that the US recovers after Bush is gone.
Tim
Sunday, December 4, 2005
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