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...Counting All the Moral Votes In a remarkable display of naivete, a majority of Americans voted for Bush, thinking they were voting for moral values [Nov. 15]. They have instead elected a duplicitous group of war profiteers whose only interest is self-interest. The Republican juggernaut has seized control of all three branches of government. Religious conservatives will dictate how we live our lives. Toll the bells, my fellow citizens: democracy is dead in America. Francine Pasetti Tampa...
...Counting All the Moral Votes In a remarkable display of naiveté, a majority of Americans voted for Bush, thinking they were voting for moral values [Nov. 15]. They have instead elected a duplicitous group of war profiteers whose only interest is self-interest. The Republican juggernaut has seized control of all three branches of government. Religious conservatives will dictate how we live our lives. Toll the bells, my fellow citizens: democracy is dead in America. Francine Pasetti Tampa, Florida...
...trouble with Kansas isn’t that it votes against its economic self-interest, it’s that it has a different moral vision. If we want to win back Kansas, we can’t just change the subject to the economy or adopt the religious rhetoric of the Republicans. We can’t ask them to vote their pocketbook while we vote our values. Democrats in every community in the country need to be talking about why we believe what we believe, because it’s not just about money for us. It?...
...Bush's greatest challenge is an existential one. The public square has become toxic. Rational political discourse may no longer be possiblea fact attributable, at least in part, to the Limbaughs and Drudges and Hannitys who proselytized for Bush during the endless election season. Those blatherers have their enlightened self-interest, which is to keep up the carnival assault on liberals. But contentiousness can no longer be in the President's interest if he wants to get anything done. His success now depends on his ability to maintain his principles, yes, but to do so in a way that seeks...
...purview is no doubt appreciated in many quarters, the closest a prominent U.S. designer is likely to get to such activism is to dress a Dixie Chick. Like other artists, designers must constantly monitor and process the public mood to create a relevant product, but whether out of economic self-interest or lack of curiosity, such consideration rarely translates into political expression...