Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Neo-conservatism, as practiced by George W. Bush and his allies, is doomed to fail.

Why?

Because it is based on fear.

Their central message is simple:

"There are those who hate the United States. Very angry men. Men with weapons of mass destruction. Men with no moral compass. Men who will do anything to kill Americans. Men for whom the death of Americans and the destruction of the United States is the be all and end all of their lives. And they will do anything to hurt you, hurt us. Nay, not just hurt but kill and destroy.

Only we can (and will) protect you. But you have to surrender everything to us. Your freedoms, your will, your common sense. You have to trust us, implicitly and unconditionally. Only then will we be able to protect you."

Make people frightened enough and they will follow and obey. But a hold based on fear can only last so long. The human psyche can only take so much. Eventually, people will refuse to be cowed, refuse to live a life based on fear, refuse to be cowed by it.

When that point is reached control is lost.

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