Saturday, December 17, 2005
How To Screw Up Your Kid ... Or Your Country ...
Consider how many things American leftists, the US Democratic Party, and their buds in the media, have in common with abusive families.
As a matter of fact, if you really really want to abuse your kid, carry out the following actions (and note in parentheses how the national media, and US Democrats perpetuate abuse of the American public.)
1) Blame the victim. (That's a good one, and you see it carried out in the NYT's and most major media outlets on a regular basis. Katrina was caused by global warming because alot of Americans drive SUV's, and Bush didn't sign the Kyoto treaty. The USA brought 9/11 on itself. Etc.)
2) Never, ever permit the abused child a victory. Even if the kid does something right, ignore it. For example, if a kid is making straight A's, in school, make sure and tell her that school's worthless to begin with. (This happens when folks "support the troops" but say the war's a mistake.)Or, if the kid makes the honor roll, make sure to ground him for not doing the dishes five weeks ago. (Apply this principle to the fact that we've been treated to endless photo's about perceived abuses at Abu Gharib, and Gitmo, but hardly anything about the good our troops have done there. For that matter, there was a huge victory with the Iraqi election -- but what does the NYT's care about -- a perceived infringement of civil rights two years ago)
3) Lie to the rest of the world about abuse. For example, really, really abusive families put on a "perfect" front to their community. (Kind of like US Democrat Senators' sanctimony about their own patriotism -- and notice that they managed to defeat the Patriot Act yesterday by using their favorite baseball bat, the filibuster. Notice also how Bill Frist seems to be just going along with it.)
4) Emphasize your good intentions. Take a listen to any abusive stepfather, saying he molested the kids for their own good -- or because they were asking for it. (Then, consider how Senator McCain, and his buds in the Democrat party and their friends in the media, have gotten President Bush to approve the anti-torture bill ... "because we're better than they are." Here's a clue -- there was no methodical torture. The interrogation techniques were nothing worse than we use in training our own troops -- and the guys that stepped over the line have been punished.
Come to think of it, John McCain was indeed held and tortured by the Viet Cong. I'm sure he's got strong feelings, which are to be respected. However -- I believe the US had signed and was following the Geneva convention at that time -- which seemed to make no difference in the Viet Cong attitude towards McCain. Or Representative Sam Johnson, of Texas.)
5) Make sure to focus on every negative you can find, and fabricate a negative if you can't find one. (Like the phoney Koran flushing story. Or, jump immediately on the federal response to Katrina, and make sure that there are few stories about everyday people performing heroic rescues. Ignore other cities struck by the hurricane, and ignore that there were two category 5 hurricanes besides Katrina. Also, make sure that there are few stories of heroism, and positive efforts, of American troops in Iraq, but carry insurgent headlines in loving detail. Then, blame Bush for everything.)
6) Try to get the kid to lose confidence in himself, by trying to persuade him that he is the lowest of the low, and deserves what he gets, unless something positive happens, in which case you can ignore it (Reflect how Bushlied, Bush is a Nazi, Bush is dumb ... with the implication that the American people are idiots for voting Bush into office. Remember that the American public is you and me.)
7) Get enablers to join you in abusing your kid. For example, if your kid happens to "spill the beans" to a school counselor, go to the counselor, and explain how the kid fabricates things. (On a national level, Senator John McCain's a great example of an enabler; he often colludes with US Democrats. Other examples include Chuckie Hagel, jumping Jim Jeffords, and Arlen Specter)
8) Get the kid to do an important, difficult task for you. Then, when she's done it -- tell her how it's not good enough, because you could have done it better. (Like the War on Terror. Bush has kept the US safe since 2001 -- yet all you read from various prominent Democrats is how they'd do it better; many point out they'd do it better by doing the same stuff Bush does ... but better.)
9) Blame the kid for everything bad that happens. For example, if you have a bad day at work, make sure to beat the kid when you get home, and tell him your boss fired you because you were too stressed by your kid. (And, it's not that Al Quada declared war on the US in 1998, or that they blow up civilians -- it's the war in Iraq, or support for Israel, or yadayadayada)
10) Finally, make sure to get the abused child to take responsibility. (How many cries have you heard from US Democrats for Republicans to "take responsibility" or be "accountable," for everything, except of course things that are going well. Like the economy, or Iraqi elections, or the successes in the War on Terror)
I think you get the idea. It stinks. Abuse always stinks, whether it's on a small family level, or a nationwide propaganda campaign. It's a crock of crapola, potted from lies, shaped by hypocrisy, and fired in the flames of narcissism.
If you follow the above principles in regard to your children, you're guaranteed to screw them up.
And, if you're a politician, or a major media outlet editor -- given enough time, you can royally screw up your country. But, what's a little ongoing trauma, compared to getting Democrats back into office -- or stroking your own ego by playing like it's Watergate?
It's especially tragic, when you remember there's a well organized, well armed, sophisticated organization out there that is just biding their time to take down the US if they can. And, that means everybody -- Republicans, Democrats, abusers and victims ... even Woodward and Bernstein.
(cartoon from the genius of Cox&Forkum; fashionably late link to CaosBlog open trackback party ... and adapted for RightWingThinking) ¶ 7:30 AM
Consider how many things American leftists, the US Democratic Party, and their buds in the media, have in common with abusive families.
As a matter of fact, if you really really want to abuse your kid, carry out the following actions (and note in parentheses how the national media, and US Democrats perpetuate abuse of the American public.)
1) Blame the victim. (That's a good one, and you see it carried out in the NYT's and most major media outlets on a regular basis. Katrina was caused by global warming because alot of Americans drive SUV's, and Bush didn't sign the Kyoto treaty. The USA brought 9/11 on itself. Etc.)
2) Never, ever permit the abused child a victory. Even if the kid does something right, ignore it. For example, if a kid is making straight A's, in school, make sure and tell her that school's worthless to begin with. (This happens when folks "support the troops" but say the war's a mistake.)Or, if the kid makes the honor roll, make sure to ground him for not doing the dishes five weeks ago. (Apply this principle to the fact that we've been treated to endless photo's about perceived abuses at Abu Gharib, and Gitmo, but hardly anything about the good our troops have done there. For that matter, there was a huge victory with the Iraqi election -- but what does the NYT's care about -- a perceived infringement of civil rights two years ago)
3) Lie to the rest of the world about abuse. For example, really, really abusive families put on a "perfect" front to their community. (Kind of like US Democrat Senators' sanctimony about their own patriotism -- and notice that they managed to defeat the Patriot Act yesterday by using their favorite baseball bat, the filibuster. Notice also how Bill Frist seems to be just going along with it.)
4) Emphasize your good intentions. Take a listen to any abusive stepfather, saying he molested the kids for their own good -- or because they were asking for it. (Then, consider how Senator McCain, and his buds in the Democrat party and their friends in the media, have gotten President Bush to approve the anti-torture bill ... "because we're better than they are." Here's a clue -- there was no methodical torture. The interrogation techniques were nothing worse than we use in training our own troops -- and the guys that stepped over the line have been punished.
Come to think of it, John McCain was indeed held and tortured by the Viet Cong. I'm sure he's got strong feelings, which are to be respected. However -- I believe the US had signed and was following the Geneva convention at that time -- which seemed to make no difference in the Viet Cong attitude towards McCain. Or Representative Sam Johnson, of Texas.)
5) Make sure to focus on every negative you can find, and fabricate a negative if you can't find one. (Like the phoney Koran flushing story. Or, jump immediately on the federal response to Katrina, and make sure that there are few stories about everyday people performing heroic rescues. Ignore other cities struck by the hurricane, and ignore that there were two category 5 hurricanes besides Katrina. Also, make sure that there are few stories of heroism, and positive efforts, of American troops in Iraq, but carry insurgent headlines in loving detail. Then, blame Bush for everything.)
6) Try to get the kid to lose confidence in himself, by trying to persuade him that he is the lowest of the low, and deserves what he gets, unless something positive happens, in which case you can ignore it (Reflect how Bushlied, Bush is a Nazi, Bush is dumb ... with the implication that the American people are idiots for voting Bush into office. Remember that the American public is you and me.)
7) Get enablers to join you in abusing your kid. For example, if your kid happens to "spill the beans" to a school counselor, go to the counselor, and explain how the kid fabricates things. (On a national level, Senator John McCain's a great example of an enabler; he often colludes with US Democrats. Other examples include Chuckie Hagel, jumping Jim Jeffords, and Arlen Specter)
8) Get the kid to do an important, difficult task for you. Then, when she's done it -- tell her how it's not good enough, because you could have done it better. (Like the War on Terror. Bush has kept the US safe since 2001 -- yet all you read from various prominent Democrats is how they'd do it better; many point out they'd do it better by doing the same stuff Bush does ... but better.)
9) Blame the kid for everything bad that happens. For example, if you have a bad day at work, make sure to beat the kid when you get home, and tell him your boss fired you because you were too stressed by your kid. (And, it's not that Al Quada declared war on the US in 1998, or that they blow up civilians -- it's the war in Iraq, or support for Israel, or yadayadayada)
10) Finally, make sure to get the abused child to take responsibility. (How many cries have you heard from US Democrats for Republicans to "take responsibility" or be "accountable," for everything, except of course things that are going well. Like the economy, or Iraqi elections, or the successes in the War on Terror)
I think you get the idea. It stinks. Abuse always stinks, whether it's on a small family level, or a nationwide propaganda campaign. It's a crock of crapola, potted from lies, shaped by hypocrisy, and fired in the flames of narcissism.
If you follow the above principles in regard to your children, you're guaranteed to screw them up.
And, if you're a politician, or a major media outlet editor -- given enough time, you can royally screw up your country. But, what's a little ongoing trauma, compared to getting Democrats back into office -- or stroking your own ego by playing like it's Watergate?
It's especially tragic, when you remember there's a well organized, well armed, sophisticated organization out there that is just biding their time to take down the US if they can. And, that means everybody -- Republicans, Democrats, abusers and victims ... even Woodward and Bernstein.
(cartoon from the genius of Cox&Forkum; fashionably late link to CaosBlog open trackback party ... and adapted for RightWingThinking) ¶ 7:30 AM
