Comments on: Can we just have change instead? http://bligbi.com/2008/02/14/can-we-just-have-change-instead/ The ramblings of a non-apologetic militant atheist mom doing time in the lonestar state on atheism, religion, feminism, politics and current events. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:40:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Susie M http://bligbi.com/2008/02/14/can-we-just-have-change-instead/#comment-3125 Susie M Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:03:26 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2008/02/14/can-we-just-have-change-instead/#comment-3125 Vote for CHANGE! is like Vote for REFORM, or even PROGRESS means nothing unless one defines what one means by change, reform or progress, from WHAT to WHAT. Right wing religionists think change, reform and progress is towards a more dog-eat-dog society, more punishment and more religion. Socialists, away from competition, capitalism & towards socialism & redistribution of wealth, liberals towards liberalism etc. It's rhetorical claptrap designed to divert attention from policy. Working the audience. That so few people accept these words without seeming to realise that they can be 'good', or 'bad' depending on what you think change, reform or progress IS - says a lot about the political illiteracy of so many people in our supposedly educated societies. 'Policy' like 'ideology'are becoming dirty words. Vote for CHANGE! is like Vote for REFORM, or even PROGRESS means nothing unless one defines what one means by change, reform or progress, from WHAT to WHAT.

Right wing religionists think change, reform and progress is towards a more dog-eat-dog society, more punishment and more religion. Socialists, away from competition, capitalism & towards socialism & redistribution of wealth, liberals towards liberalism etc. It’s rhetorical claptrap designed to divert attention from policy. Working the audience.

That so few people accept these words without seeming to realise that they can be ‘good’, or ‘bad’ depending on what you think change, reform or progress IS - says a lot about the political illiteracy of so many people in our supposedly educated societies.

‘Policy’ like ‘ideology’are becoming dirty words.

]]> By: EvilPoet http://bligbi.com/2008/02/14/can-we-just-have-change-instead/#comment-3022 EvilPoet Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:02:04 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2008/02/14/can-we-just-have-change-instead/#comment-3022 Politician: A bundle of gaseous ambition cleverly packaged as a public servant or a corporate sales manager.(<i>Source: The Cynic's Dictionary</i>) R.C. Gallagher's Law: Change is inevitable -- except from a vending machine. Primary Political Corollary: A good slogan beats a good solution. Todd's Two Political Principals: 1. No matter what they're telling you, they're not telling you the whole truth. 2. No matter what they're talking about, they're talking about money. <i>Source: Murphy's Law 26th Anniversary Edition</i> Politician: A bundle of gaseous ambition cleverly packaged as a public servant or a corporate sales manager.(Source: The Cynic’s Dictionary)

R.C. Gallagher’s Law: Change is inevitable — except from a vending machine.

Primary Political Corollary: A good slogan beats a good solution.

Todd’s Two Political Principals: 1. No matter what they’re telling you, they’re not telling you the whole truth. 2. No matter what they’re talking about, they’re talking about money.

Source: Murphy’s Law 26th Anniversary Edition

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