corrente

Following up on Xan's post (back) on Fascism:

One of the characteristics of fascism that Orcinus identifies is this:

-- the superiority of the leader's instincts over abstract and universal reason;
(via Orcinus)

Now does all the talk about Bush's quick decision making and acting from his gut fall into place?

This is why bringing forward the truth about Bush's personal history—torturing small animals as a child ("Having a beer with a nut job"), deserting, and so forth—is not peripheral. It's absolutely central: it shows that Bush has bad instincts. Bad instincts, bad Leader.

In fact, Kerry should say it just that way:

Bush has bad instincts

Then tie that to the great riff he's running on Iraq decision making: "Wrong," "wrong," "wrong"....

Fascists don't want to talk about the issues, or what's "really important." They want absolute power and a police state, and will say or do anything to get it. That's what's "really important" to them. Not Medicare, or "policy" fer cryin' out loud.

Maybe even the anarchist sk8ters can get it together to vote in this election. Eh?