tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post5675801380495154281..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: STOCKHOLM SYNDROME?Lallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-71818709443721656922010-12-08T08:31:39.718-05:002010-12-08T08:31:39.718-05:00I hear you Tom. But in my experience the bullies d...I hear you Tom. But in my experience the bullies do sometimes back down when stood up to. And whether the Republicans would have gone ahead and let unemployment benefits run out is debatable, though my point somewhere up there or in the following posts and many previous ones is that even if they did it would not necessarily be to the Dems advantage because the Repubs have such sway over the media in terms of framing the arguments and spinning the results of political policies and actions. Like the famous one that most people think Obama and the Dems raised taxes when they put through one of the biggest tax cuts for everyone but the wealthy in modern history. As for the analyses (Frank Rich's and mine and etc.) it's pretty provocative, in fact I believe that's what the prez was responding to in his latest press conference (on the 7th, not the one embedded in this blog a few posts after this one) where he referred to "The New York Times editorial page" not being something most "Americans" out there in the rest of the country pay much attention to (and then he added neither do they pay attention to The Wall Street Journal's editoiral page) I think it was Rich's editorial that was getting to him (and I also think he's wrong, that those two editorial pages have a bigger influence indirectly on the "public discourse" than he gives them credit for.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-41319870621201100412010-12-07T14:11:27.444-05:002010-12-07T14:11:27.444-05:00Lal, I can't get into all this fancy smantchy ...Lal, I can't get into all this fancy smantchy analysis, and I wish things were different, but they are not. I've seen scores of fictional presentations where the weakling stands up to the bully and somehow wins out in the end. But in real life, I see the person who for whatever reason is weaker get into a playground fight and get his ass kicked every dang time. Would it make us all feel warm and fuzzy if Obama "stood up," had his bluff called, and tax cuts were not extended for anyone? The poor get hurt even worse and unemployment does not get extended. This brings me to the crux: in all of history a time ultimately arrives where violent revolution is the only thing that will really make a difference. Until then corporate america will rule us all under its terms, not ours. We have no real power other than to get our asses kicked by the bullies, which might make us feel like important martyrs, but in reality only empowers the evil overlords. <br /><br />~ WillyAlamedaTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623796440779934437noreply@blogger.com