tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post2373294489323387985..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Watch Your Backs, GuysAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-28661177655696848112010-03-01T00:31:35.959-08:002010-03-01T00:31:35.959-08:00There are lots of different divides. Before the C...There are lots of different divides. Before the Civil War the divide was regional; now the big fractures are in class and status. Tea? Probably anything but. Far too English. :-))Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-37618329154972503282010-02-28T15:35:16.874-08:002010-02-28T15:35:16.874-08:00Does the divide in American politics not go back t...Does the divide in American politics not go back to the civil war over the power between individual states and federal government? It's odd stuff. Though one thing which personally gets my back up about 'consenus politics', is the image of a bunch of (these days) career politicians all patting each other on the back agreeing with each others shit proposals - no doubt to further their career - it's too safe! At least with an adversarial politic you get your anti-opinion aired even if it's aired solely to spite the party in power. I suppose my point is, if there is a consesus, where is the room for an alternative opinion to be heard? It ends up being flushed out by a bunch of weak, self-serving sycyophants looking out for themselves, riding roughshod over any pluralistic aspect of the debate - they don't act in the interests of their constituents or of the people. How do they become answerable if there's no alternatives to turn to now there's a 'consensus' of opinion amongst parties. It's no wonder Obama wants one, to ignore the majority of Americans who clearly aren't keen on his proposals. Cynical indeed to abuse his 'uniting' qualities to meet his own goals, no doubt to secure his legacy... (and I remember a British politician in 97 who was obsessed with getting himself in the history books for all the wrong reasons).<br /><br />Good luck to em anyways. I only want to know if they serve tea at these parties?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com