Reply #22: A few other thoughts....

[NRaleighLiberal]

I am exhausted from the anger and frustration I feel in watching this teflon idiot seemingly repel the torrent of potential and real scandals that are continually being uncovered. Something larger seems to be at work here - the giant pendulum that for whatever reason is swinging to the right.

One friend told me that he thought that as long as most people were "comfortable" - had their stuff - the necessary sea change, the revolution that will lead to the change from darkness to light - will not occur; his view was that apathy is one factor allowing this sham and scam to continue.

Then - what to do about the ignorance? This idiot has done more to support mediocrity than is believeable.....And, ignorance combined with religious ferver is doubly dangerous. On NPR this morning they were talking about who the Knights of Columbus would support - there are many other examples of organization tightly or loosely aligned with the conservative religions (is that redundant??) - so many people on the right are ONE ISSUE voters - whether it is gay marriage, or abortion - I swear, a common criminal could be their president (whoops.....he is!!!) and as long as he was anti abortion, etc everything is fine and dandy...again, ignorance, shallowness, selfishness,....

Then there is the complete enigma of the effectiveness of fear, particularly on those (the far religious right) who think that they are going to be "saved" anyway....what are people so afraid of???

No real answers, just lots of questions...