Here is an interesting video by Michelle Malkin about Coultermania. Which she describes as the hatred of the left towards Ann Coulter. True enough, I hate her. But what I find interesting about the video is that she doesn't talk about the content of the book, or what Ann is saying, beyond it's value as a way to infuriate liberals. You see, it's not about what you say. It's about the effect what you say has on people. The point is to divide.
And it's not just Ann and Michelle, it's the whole conservative spin machine, all the way up to Karl Rove. I hear story after story from insiders about how Karl wants this policy or position, not because it will help people or solve real problems, but because it will divide people. Why divide? Because you can get people to vote along divides.
Take abortion as an example. Every conservative talker in the country talks about abortion every day. And every election cycle they drag it out for another go around. Why? Because it divides people. It's not about actually changing the law. Hell, conservatives have been in power for 12 years. And they have had the oval office for six. And still, no real change in abortion policy.
This is why this country is in the shape it's in. Conservatives have spent the last two decades creating partisan divides. As opposed to spending any time actually fixing what's broken.
Republicans call themselves the 'party of ideas'. I'm beginning to agree. Ideas instead of action. And in particular, ideas upon which you are I disagree so that they can so more discord.
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