Quote Originally Posted by Islandborn
But who do you believe will rise from Obama's ashes?
i used to jump at the opportunity to try and predict the outcomes of such races, but i've lost confidence in my grasp of current trends of late. allowing my pessimism to get the better of me, i didn't think it possible that this country could overcome the innate racism of humanity to elect a black man to the white house. obviously i was wrong. considering the polarization of america's political outlook, it would be a fool's errand to predict the course future elections will take. as the left and right seem to radicalize their agendas, leaving middle america to watch helplessly, it's a crap shoot which particular toilet this country will head for next.

if the liberal establishment manages to push through some sort of amnesty, bringing millions of the ignorant poor into the voting pool, i suppose we can expect more and more moves toward socialism and a downward spiral for both business and individual liberty. if they manage to force the public option into a health care bill, despite public opinion and the objections of the republicans, there's a good chance we will follow europe down that shit filled drain. at least it would be a quick, if painful, death for the grand dreams of individual liberty held by our forefathers.

should americans wake up and, rejecting that totalitarian route, reinvigorate the republican party, we might just end up in the grip of a faith driven business centered regime. though we would probably enjoy an economic resurgence from such a change, i'm afraid our liberties would suffer just as much. it would just take a little longer for our society to devolve into a socialistic nightmare, powered by greedy politicians holding sway over powerful corporations. neither of these scenarios holds a particularly rosy future for those of us who prefer freedom over slavery.

i would love to believe we could find that center path, allowing the private sector to flourish under the loose control of a smaller, more ethically centered government. i'd like to believe it, but i suppose that's just wishful thinking. as government reinforces the culture of entitlement and americans demand more and more of the rewards of wealth for less and less effort, there is little chance the masses will give up the illusions of comfort for the inevitable pains of self-reliance.