Winning with Kamikaze Tactics

[marmar]

from Consortium News:



Winning with Kamikaze Tactics
July 22, 2011

The dangerous political and economic trends of the past three decades are coming to a head in Washington current debt battle. The Right is armed with its anti-government extremism and its vast propaganda machine, while the Democrats seek compromise and the Left remains disorganized, as Danny Schechter notes.

By Danny Schechter
July 22, 2011


During World War Two, the Japanese deployed units of pilots who turned their planes into bombs, and sacrificed themselves in the name of their emperor in a holy war against U.S. ships. They would aim for the deck of aircraft carriers and do as much damage as they could at a cost of their equipment and their lives.

Guerrilla armies refined the tactic and made it less pricey. Much lower cost suicide belts with explosives are now used by individuals to terrorize their enemies without having to sacrifice weapons systems.

Now, American politics has spawned its own kamikazes in the persona of ultra-right wing fanatics in suits who are ready to blow up the world financial system if they don’t get their way.

The use of the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling was carefully calculated as a political weapon to terrorize financial institutions and governments by playing a game of their own version of apocalypse now. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://consortiumnews.com/2011/07/22/winning-with-kamikaze-tactics/

[Orrex]

1. A clever meme, but our Right-wing kamikazes are more cowardly

They'll blow up the economy but only after making certain that they and their intersts are safely protected.

[larwdem]

2. yup

If we had a repiglican president. thy would have gave him A STRAIT UP OR DOWN VOTE.