Is the world coming to an end?

[petmoosie]

Some people are worried to the point of panicking about the Presidential election.

There will not be political violence of the type seen in Zimbabwe or Kenya.

Our leaders will honestly try to solve the problems using the tools of government. They will respond to the letters and calls of their constituents, not with a boot in the door and jail time, but with a "Thank you for your concern" type letter.

The habits of democracy and consultation are ingrained in our society. Pretending they are not just weakens them.

This fear feeds helplessness, feeds extreme articles in the main press and in the alternative presses. Then those articles feed the fear.

I'm seeing this in the middle class. Why oh why? It may feel like fun to pretend the sky is falling, but it actually weakens the supports to do it.

Comments

Re: It's a matter of scale.

[ashtalet.livejournal.com]

I really don't have a lot to add to this, other than apparently more people have been let out of Gitmo than I thought.

The remaining area of disagreement, fundamentally, is whether having an administration that chooses to obey the law will in any way constrain the next one to do the same. I think both petmoosie and I have made our feelings on that topic clear.

Agree to disagree

[petmoosie.livejournal.com]

It's the same relationship in my marriage. Sigh.