I want to talk about American politics. No, wait, don't go! Don't worry; it's OK; I'm Canadian. Your nation's psychotic death spiral of irrational blood vendettas, vampire-squid kleptocrats, and cargo-cult magical thinking means nothing to me. (Other than its undeniable entertainment value.) Yes, I mean both of your political parties. It's so bizarre that you only have two that matter. We have five. How do you southerners get by with so few? I've long argued that America needs a third party?any third party. For a while I thought the Tea Party might be it, but instead they did something much cannier. Don't get me wrong, I think their policies are delusional, but I do grudgingly admire the way they hold the Republicans in thrall by exploiting the GOP's vulnerable primaries system. It's the political equivalent of gaining root access by hacking an unpatched bootloader. Now a well-funded startup intends to birth a third party via the mighty power of the Internet. No, really.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Americans Elect Shoots The Moon (And Misses)
I want to talk about American politics. No, wait, don't go! Don't worry; it's OK; I'm Canadian. Your nation's psychotic death spiral of irrational blood vendettas, vampire-squid kleptocrats, and cargo-cult magical thinking means nothing to me. (Other than its undeniable entertainment value.) Yes, I mean both of your political parties. It's so bizarre that you only have two that matter. We have five. How do you southerners get by with so few? I've long argued that America needs a third party?any third party. For a while I thought the Tea Party might be it, but instead they did something much cannier. Don't get me wrong, I think their policies are delusional, but I do grudgingly admire the way they hold the Republicans in thrall by exploiting the GOP's vulnerable primaries system. It's the political equivalent of gaining root access by hacking an unpatched bootloader. Now a well-funded startup intends to birth a third party via the mighty power of the Internet. No, really.
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