George Friedman, writing in Stratfor.com, had this to say about the Israeli's intercepting the Turkish ship trying to dock in Gaza:
Where knowledge is limited, and the desire to learn the complex reality doesn’t exist, public opinion can be shaped by whoever generates the most powerful symbols.This describes most of American politics. Republicans have figured this out, and they are masters at using this to their advantage. "Government takeover." "Death panels." The list is endless.
I wish Democrats would get wise to it.
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I feel like Republicans have been losing their handle on this kind of thing. Look at how they lost DADT.
Perhaps. I hope so. I think part of it is that they have the media echo chamber Fox-Limbaugh, and the constant reporting of anything Palin says, so, it's much easier for Rs to get their talking points out. And, even if they are losing their handle on it, I'm not sure the Ds are getting any better at it.
Republicans, if they could just get away from the money of the lobbyist/corporations & represent the people....they could win just about any election.
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