"Democracies make bad decisions sometimes"* .
Just in case the reaction to the American election result on some blogs is making you think there is something peculiar to the rest of the world, here is a reminder of American blog reaction to the Spanish election (all of which subsequently was shown to be rather inaccurate).* Instapundit.
"Go ahead, appease the Islamofascistibabykillermotherfuckers. Bow your heads to god their way, cover your women in black sacking, kill your gays. Forbid Jews to hold good jobs, make them wear yellow stars – you know the drill. As the Great Cthulhu says, “You will be devoured last! Yum!” But at least you’ll have shown up those Yankee imperialists! And that’s what counts, isn’t it?"
"Spain is now ruled from a tiny cave somewhere in Pakistan or Afghanistan, and her rulers will be encouraged to see how many other countries they can take over.” Yup. Even if the “real” reason for the change of governments was some weaselly non-important matter like health care or whatever it is the socialists over there think is worth a few bombs going off every now and then, the terrorists will think they’ve caused this, and they will respond accordingly. "
"I wouldn't put England in the list [of countries who 'get it']. They just went along to Iraq so they could slow us down. They'll jump ship at first opportunity"
"France is discovering the ugly truth about this culture: it is, well, ugly. This culture doesn't believe in freedom of speech (except for themselves.) It doesn't believe in living in peace. It doesn't believe in human rights (except their own.) It is a backward anachronism that makes Medieval Western Culture appear civilized by comparison."
"What happened in Spain’s election was almost enough to make one feel nostalgic for General Franco (who is, unfortunately, still dead). "
The lesson of all this is of course -- blogs are the best medium for very stupid people to mouth off about things they know nothing about and given no thought to.
posted by Matthew @ 11/06/2004 05:05:00 PM
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