The results of the U.S. election were a resounding victory for fascist theocracy and war-mongering. A philosopher from England, who wrote to me this morning, no doubt expresses the view of the civilized world about Bush's victory: "The brains of a hamster, the religious and moral views of a savage, the record of an almost complete failure. And yet the winner of the popular vote."
Barring the revelation of substantial fraud in Ohio, Bush is the clear winner of this election. And the Republicans have increased their control of the U.S. Senate and the House.
Under these circumstances, there are now more urgent things to do than blogging about political matters. I will, of course, continue to post on matters philosophical, jurisprudential, and academic.
ADDENDUM: Hope springs eternal in some circles. I suspect it is wishful thinking. Far more alarming, anyway, than the fact that Bush won the electoral college is that he resoundingly won the popular vote.
And from the Times of London: "The crucial factor, it emerged, was the referendum on gay marriage which was going on at the same time as the Presidential election, the Senate race, and votes on numerous other issues. Christian conservatives turned out in their tens of thousands to back a ban on gay marriage in the state of Ohio, and it was this, coupled with Mr Bush's strong showing in rural areas, that gave him an apparently invincible lead in the crucial Midwestern state." So irrational hatred carried the day for the Republicans. How fitting!
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