Kathleen, I don't mean to discredit your opinions or anything but you seemed very fond of the...hmm...let me euphemistically call it anti-republican hillbilly metaphor story which ponrauil posted. That one is nothing else but a brainwashing tool, just as the article we are discussing. Disagreeing with this but praising the other one seems to me hypocritical. And I am sorry if this sounds harsh, it's not meant to be an insult or anything.


As far as politics in general are concerned, I wish that the European Union got more attention from the media. It's such a difference from conventional election campaigns bullshit that we are fed with, not only in the US but I bet that In all of our countries (albeit, not to the same extent). As somebody who is fascinated by the idea of the "homo politicus", this is the first time that I am genuinely disgusted by politics, by how politicians act, and especially by how their followers think. It's a shame really.