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February 24, 2012

"Obama’s a fucking girl scout compared to progressive mayors and their demented minions holding sway on city councils across the country."

Living in a liberal city run by elected officials motivated by wet dreams of high-speed rail,
cloth grocery sacks, million dollar benches for bums and bike share programs (full of stolen ten speeds six weeks after inception) damps my enthusiasm for climbing on the Obama, Evil (possibly muslim) Socialist Overlord in charge of the End of America as We Know It bandwagon. --Liberal Pandemonium ォ Jaded Haven

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 24, 2012 5:22 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Oh yeah! Mayor Mike McGinn is right up there with the worst of them. People's Republic of Puget Sound is growing more progressive with every passing day.

Posted by: Jimmy J. at February 24, 2012 8:17 PM

Guys, guys, there really is no point to tynrig to make sense of the galacto politics in the SW universe. Because there is none at all. The Republic is corrupt because certain characters say it is. The Separatists are waging civil war because the plot arc (such as it is) needs them to do so. Dooku BOTH warns against a Sith lord and serves him because particular scenes need it.You want sense from a story in which Palpatine sends his apprentice to murder Amidalah WHILE she is on her way to the Capital to do exactly what he wants her to do?It would have been trivial to have a political arc that had some meaning, but the rolling rows of yellow letters in the VERY FIRST episode bore you to tears about a trade federation blockade making you wonder -- isn't there a police force? Or a Republic army?Huh... there's none. The republic is (and has been) at peace and running smoothly and no need for arms... and THIS is the horrific situation that we're told is on the verge of chaos? A corrupt democracy that needs to be shattered for the sake of balance ?It would be one thing if the political messages were vile. In fact, the few times that Lucas is cogent, politically, he is either honest/weird (openly preferring dictatorship) or contradictory and yet right (opposing Bush). The problem is that what we see is a blithering chaos of contradiction and messiness. Like having Obiwan NOT ONLY leave Anekin dangerously alive, but not picking up Anekin's light saber...... the mystic heir-sword talisman that Joseph Campbell talks about (Narsil in LOTR) that Obiwan later gives to Luke as your father's light saber... Except, it's even the WRONG COLOR! Campbellian storytelling tropes that should have been important to Lucas! At least enough to pay a moment's attention. And neglecting them simply means that Obiwan, later on Tatooine, simply tells Luke a lie. (Nu? What else is new?)Or You served my father in the Clone Wars... DO you see Obiwan serving Organa? The list goes on and on and drearily on. Gurggle. Buy the book! See how Matthew Stover and other defense guys twist and turn (sometimes cleverly!) tynrig to make excuses for one of the most (tragically) inexcusable hashes in the history of storytelling.The sad thing is, for the price Lucas spent on one digital camera, and maybe 5 minutes of altered dialogue, about 50% of the problems could be fixed. Oh, alas.---Obviously, the inspector generals would rely heavily upon expertise within the organizations they are inspecting. Experts in law, accounting and psychology, they would primarily ensure that the law is being obeyed, and also serve as safe harbors for whistle blowers.I deeply believe that a uniformed service - making the word general meaningful - is the way to establish elan and dedication and a sense of aloof separation that would make the Inspectorate fiercely effective. Also, remember, they must be carefully trained NOT to interfere in deliberations and governing that is legal! Legal policy decisions are none of their damned business. This requires a kind of PSYCHOLOGY that can best be engendered by an in-house training regimen, like the military's.Also IGUS is perfect for running the Citizen Observer Corps... my crackpot notion of drafting US citizens - like members of a Grand Jury - into a pool who (after security clearance) have badges and just one job only, to wander about through any do, asking any questions they like.

Posted by: Mia at July 14, 2012 11:17 PM

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