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War is a good thing.
Herd Mentality
Please think of this article I wrote not as an endorsement of Bush but as an endorsement of thinking. Just so you know, I am not American and therefore do not have strong opinions regarding politics. This is really only a simple study of social psychology.
Just so everyone knows the 2 gentlemen to be discussed, here are photos of them. They are the most flattering pictures I could find.
Kerry:
Bush:
Why is Bush so universally despised while an unknown senator named Kerry is currently considered to be the hottest man in the world among American women? At first this seemed bizarre to me until I thought about the forces behind it.
To understand first why Bush has come to be so bitterly hated lets compare Reagan and Bush.
Reagan is an American hero loved by all while Bush is sliding into a toilet. Why is that? Reagan achieved much during his reign: he added trillions to the national debt, developed the new MX nuclear missile, hugely inflated military spending, wasted 100's of billions of dollars on the failed Starwars system, and started 2 wars. This sounds very similar to Bush except on a much grander scale. Most people will say they hate Bush because he invaded Iraq and is a 'war monger'. Theoretically Reagan should be more than doubly hated than Bush.
They are similar yet Reagan is loved by the majority of Americans. Why? Because Reagan is charismatic and when enough people realized that they started a herd movement of Reagan loving which continues to this day. The herd says Reagan regained American pride after the Vietnam mess, and the herd even went to the extreme of crediting him with 'winning' the Cold War.
So now why is Bush hated by so many? Hmm.. because some anti-war people started a trend of calling Bush an evil war monger which spread to become a national Bush bashing frenzy.
Most people cannot explain why they hate Bush beyond 'he invaded Iraq'. Sure, Bush has made some bad moves in his term, particularly financially, which anyone who's been following the news should know about. I cannot think of any president of any country who has not made some bad moves.
Then comes Kerry. The herd does not know who Kerry really is. In fact, Kerry was one of the most unpopular senators about a year ago. But the herd needs something to oppose Bush with and Kerry's lucky number came up. Having no goods at all, Kerry relied totally on his accusations that Bush dodged the draft way back during the Vietnam War. Beyond the fact that Kerry was proven to be telling lies, what does that have to do with an election 39 years later? Shouldn't the election be based on important issues like the economy and terrorism? Eventually Kerry's team came up with some more concrete ideas to campaign with like healthcare, but is the Bush-bashing Kerry even aware of his standpoint? Now Kerry is having a ball accusing Bush of being a liar.
So what will come of the herd's decision? Having the temporary support of the herd, Kerry may well win the election and then take his turn of sliding into the toilet when the herd thinks he's not so cool as they once thought. How well can Kerry handle terrorism and economics? Even Clinton lost favor because of overblown scandal issues despite his excellent economic results and changing the deficit to a surplus.
Please think of this article I wrote not as an endorsement of Bush but as an endorsement of thinking. Just so you know, I am not American and therefore do not have strong opinions regarding politics. This is really only a simple study of social psychology.
Just so everyone knows the 2 gentlemen to be discussed, here are photos of them. They are the most flattering pictures I could find.
Kerry:
Bush:
Why is Bush so universally despised while an unknown senator named Kerry is currently considered to be the hottest man in the world among American women? At first this seemed bizarre to me until I thought about the forces behind it.
To understand first why Bush has come to be so bitterly hated lets compare Reagan and Bush.
Reagan is an American hero loved by all while Bush is sliding into a toilet. Why is that? Reagan achieved much during his reign: he added trillions to the national debt, developed the new MX nuclear missile, hugely inflated military spending, wasted 100's of billions of dollars on the failed Starwars system, and started 2 wars. This sounds very similar to Bush except on a much grander scale. Most people will say they hate Bush because he invaded Iraq and is a 'war monger'. Theoretically Reagan should be more than doubly hated than Bush.
They are similar yet Reagan is loved by the majority of Americans. Why? Because Reagan is charismatic and when enough people realized that they started a herd movement of Reagan loving which continues to this day. The herd says Reagan regained American pride after the Vietnam mess, and the herd even went to the extreme of crediting him with 'winning' the Cold War.
So now why is Bush hated by so many? Hmm.. because some anti-war people started a trend of calling Bush an evil war monger which spread to become a national Bush bashing frenzy.
Most people cannot explain why they hate Bush beyond 'he invaded Iraq'. Sure, Bush has made some bad moves in his term, particularly financially, which anyone who's been following the news should know about. I cannot think of any president of any country who has not made some bad moves.
Then comes Kerry. The herd does not know who Kerry really is. In fact, Kerry was one of the most unpopular senators about a year ago. But the herd needs something to oppose Bush with and Kerry's lucky number came up. Having no goods at all, Kerry relied totally on his accusations that Bush dodged the draft way back during the Vietnam War. Beyond the fact that Kerry was proven to be telling lies, what does that have to do with an election 39 years later? Shouldn't the election be based on important issues like the economy and terrorism? Eventually Kerry's team came up with some more concrete ideas to campaign with like healthcare, but is the Bush-bashing Kerry even aware of his standpoint? Now Kerry is having a ball accusing Bush of being a liar.
So what will come of the herd's decision? Having the temporary support of the herd, Kerry may well win the election and then take his turn of sliding into the toilet when the herd thinks he's not so cool as they once thought. How well can Kerry handle terrorism and economics? Even Clinton lost favor because of overblown scandal issues despite his excellent economic results and changing the deficit to a surplus.
Notice how policy has no influence on your opinion?
How cliche, as if we haven't all seen it 100 times.
