Keep the Backlash Alive at all costs

Take a look at the polls alone or talk to the majority of Americans and you will see that you are in the same mindset as most when it comes to this Schiavo right to life issue. 70% of Americans think it is inappropriate for Congress to get involved in this personal family matter. So why does Congress, a body that surely looks to polls for any issue, insist on getting involved? Maybe I am too skeptical or too jaded, but I simply do not believe the GOP is involved in this case simply because their hearts and conscience will not allow this woman to die without a fight. The GOP is playing this issue just the way they play the abortion issue or the way they hint that the liberal media is destructing our culture. (don’t mind that media is driven my marketing and corporate profits, not “liberals”.) The GOP is simply feeding the cultural class war, a war that cannot be won and really has no identifiable culprit. The culprit has been identified nonetheless by the far right as this superman like, and always powerful, institution called “liberals”. They are responsible, after all, for the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction and the T.O. pre-game sex show.(don’t be concerned with Brittany Spears’ sexual deviance from the age of 17 because small town America likes our Brittany and American Idol) Schiavo is the perfect issue for this feeding of the backlashers. It’s an issue that has no easy answer and any human with a conscience has serious reservations with their stance, no matter where they come down. The ultraconservatives, or backlashers, see this as a black and white issue where no grey exists and this is why you see a mother with her two minor children being arrested today attempting to give water to Ms. Schiavo. (did they no know that because she has no brain activity, she is incapable of drinking fluids through her mouth?)

The great backlash is crucial to the moderate conservatives, as there are always more Democrats than Republicans, and they are willing to exploit people like the Schiavo family to achieve their ends and rally the ultras. Sure, a lot of my Republican friends agree that Congress should not get involved in this case, again, just ask around or look at the polls. But, the governing GOP needs to fire up issues like the right to life and they are more than willing to deal with the idiocy of this group (like crusades against evolution) to secure their power. After all, these ultraconservatives are what ensure their ability to deregulate and tear down organized labor (actions that end up hurting backlashers, duh) to achieve unconscionable profits for big corporation. If you don’t believe me, just look at who stands to, and actually does, profit the most. Will the ultraconservatives look at the polls and think, huh, maybe “red America” doesn’t agree with me on this issue? Probably not, as Rush and Hannity are quick to blame all this on the “liberals”. Once they are assured by their idols, their beliefs are confirmed and validated and remember, there are no grey areas in common America. So what do we do, as Democrats? We become aware of the practices of the GOP and we react appropriately. We quit changing what our party stands for and keep the positions supporting the blue collar workers as we always have. The GOP will fail eventually once the backlashers begin to see that Democrats actually work for the working class and we do not just campaign on that platform.