tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14736201.post3692753416068238345..comments2023-10-10T08:46:17.713-04:00Comments on drulogion: The Political Implications of Resurrection HopeJohnLDruryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120179182431573460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14736201.post-73965213310771647102008-10-23T11:25:00.000-04:002008-10-23T11:25:00.000-04:00I am so grateful for your emphasis here on Hope ov...I am so grateful for your emphasis here on Hope over Fear as a motivator in politics (and the opportunity provided by Wright as he placed the ball on the tee for you.)<BR/><BR/>I've been struck this fall by how many talk about their FEARS when it comes to our presidential candidates. Often people will be talking about the opponent they are against, and they will say, "he scares me." They say that McCain's warmongering rhetoric in the past "scares me" or that Obama's background is "scary" or that his inexperience at the helm is "scary"... or "I'm afraid about McCain dying and Palin being the commander in chief." Or even, "I'm afraid about what Biden will say to foreign leaders--he's a hot-head."<BR/><BR/>Well, I suppose there is SOME ROOM for voting our fears but the hope we can have in the candidates we SUPPORT is far more compelling for me. I'd rather hear why the person you support is good, as opposed to why you think 'the other guy' is such a scary stereotype.<BR/><BR/>Of course we've all had our views manipulated by the campaigns and the media with their FEAR based strategies of attracting attention.<BR/><BR/>No one has done a better job of undermining this than Stephen Colbert's explosions and bloody fonts and sirens in his "Report" which mimic and mock the newscaster's methods.<BR/><BR/>"Democralypse Now" Indeed.<BR/><BR/>-ddDavid Druryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935888468388634009noreply@blogger.com