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[pollo poco]

Our fascist zeitgeist encourages bullying, bellicose dialog. Warlike fellows who love to get up in your face. They will not be gracious winners. Their mind set is very like the other side. It's all combat to them, but they don't see it. Republican tactics, and the bullying, confrontational tone they have set have shaped a whole generation. The whole cultural dial is set far to the right. Another symptom I have noticed: they want everyone united and walking in lockstep. Dissent from their point of view causes expressions of outrage. Stragglers are urged to round themselves up, and get mitt der program. Those who will not should leave das party immediately.

Hopefully, Obama will be a better role model for them than the father figures of our current government. I swear, a lot of his combative followers think he is as rash and rude as they are. But they are wrong. He is of a different generation and a different mindset, whether his followers realize it or not. He is not a petulant, angry young man. He will represent all Americans.

In fact- that's what I love about Obama. He is gracious, compassionate and NOT in your face. A mature statesman, who is master of his emotions. I hope his followers can learn to model him, instead of taking their cue from the shouting pundits we see "debating" on TeeVee. The political and cultural leaders of the recent past have made rude and stupid the fashion. Obama stands against that tide.

Obama will win, despite these noisy hotheads. Because he is not one of them. He is neither rude or stupid. It's not Obama's fault that so many of his supporters mistake him for themselves. Please don't hold it against him.