Letters to the Editor
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God of vengeance, save us!!!
It may be a mistake to think that politicians act on the basis of beliefs and principles. It seems a more appropriate way of looking at them would be as afflicted with a form of psychosis. Once a persona (a typo, maybe a Freudian slip) says "Vote for me!" a transformation takes place. The persona of savior, knight on a white horse, man (or woman) among men is born, never to slow down until physical death, or election defeat, a form of death.
Working in concert with the persona of the politician is what I call the J. Edgar Hoover effect. Hoover had files on everyone in Washington, and beyond. He used his files to blackmail, especially Congresspersons, but also private citizens like Martin Luther King. Once this practice started it is extremely unlikely that it stopped with the death of Hoover. If anything, it has become more sophisticated and widespread.
We live in unenlightened times. Witness the smearing of Barack Obama. What is his crime? He wants to establish a higher level of human interaction, domestically and internationally. The audacity!!! The nerve!!! We can't have this!!! We need to keep acting like animals, at each others' throats, shouting, snarling, grunting, shooting, and stabbing!!! We must have a slob for president!!! God of vengeance, save us from this peacemaker!!!