Who would put a political bumper sticker on their car that…

Who would put a political bumper sticker on their car that did not have knowledge about the candidate or issue represented? Who is motivated and willing enough to put a candidate’s bumper sticker on their car while at the same time being ignorant about what the candidate has done or has not done? I do not mean to use the word “ignorant” in a derogatory sense, but as it is defined: “lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact.”

I’ve seen more and more Obama 2012 bumper stickers on cars lately. Every time I see one, I can’t help but think, WHY why would you put that sticker on your car? Though I did not vote for or support Obama in 2008, I do not blame people who did; I get it. (I voted 3rd party) I fail to understand how anyone who supported Obama in 2008 could support him in 2012. Looking at policy actions and taking into account political theater, it would logically follow that 2004 Bush supporters would be Obama’s 2012 base.

The logic and reasoning behind a person who supported Obama in 2008 supporting Obama in 2012 are either based on fear and ignorance, or people are suffering from cognitive dissonance, also known as compartmentalized thinking. It is a combination of the three. There is the most simple fear of party politics, but that fear is based on cognitive dissonance; we all know that regardless of what party is in power, the militarism and loss of liberty and legislation to benefit the banks will continue. This state of mind, blocking out disturbing facts, can be quite powerful, especially when so many people want things to change. Often the desire is so powerful people start to believe things might actually change this time.

While most people who supported Obama in 2008 wanted to end the wars, torturing, bank bailouts, and infringement on our civil liberties, i.e., the warrantless wiretapping, the Patriot Act, and so on, Obama continued and increased all of these matters to the point of creating a hit list for assassinations, including American citizens and defended the concept of “thought crimes” similar to the movie, Minority Report. While Bush went to war without a declaration, he did get Congress’s consent by default of a resolution to authorize force. Obama unilaterally authorized a military attack in Libya. But I do not wish to go point by point through Obama’s lies and or failed promises. That said, I will note that Obama once said:

“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.” DEC 20th 2007.

I want to point out the fact that Glenn Greenwald, Daniel Ellsberg, Ralph Nader, Dennis Kucinich, Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, and many other respected voices on the Left have completely destroyed Obama; there is no need for me to do it again. Rachel Maddow’s show “Obama’s Preventive and Indefinite Detention” is one of my all-time favorites. All that said, some of these critics and many Left-wing talking heads that have made mention of some or all of these faults fall back and ask their viewers and listeners to go ahead and vote for Obama anyway.

The tactics used to rally the Left behind Obama range from resorting to ad-hominem attacks like “Tea Baggers” and “Republican.” In contrast, others focus on the Republicans standing in the way of Obama and the Democrats from getting anything done. It is often said that the Republicans want to see the country fail so they can blame and beat Obama, “Obstructionists,” they cry. Then they often point to the fact that Obama did not create this economic crisis; Bush and the Republicans did. (Once upon a time, they also brought up the fact that Obama did not get us into Iraq, several bombings of new countries later, they tend to leave that one alone.) Long story short, when you get into the manus, Obama resigned the Patriot Act, regularly supports drone bombings, assassinations, a massive expansion of privacy invasion, and bails out the 1%. There is no defense for his sins; there is no amount of changing the subject and shifting the issues that can hide the fact that Obama is a corporatist and a globalist that has no regard or respect for the United States Constitution. (Much like Bush and 99% of the 1%)

“Mr.William Daley from JP Morgan Chase as White House Chief of Staff. Mr. Gene Sperling from the Goldman Sachs payroll to be director of the National Economic Council. Eileen Rominger from Goldman Sachs named director of the SEC's Investment Management division. Even the National Security Advisor, Thomas Donilon, was executive vice president for law and policy at the disgraced Fannie Mae after serving as a corporate lobbyist with O'Melveny & Roberts. The keystone of the business friendly team was put in place on Friday. General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt will serve as chair of the president's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.”

Just how tied in with Wall Street is the Obama administration?

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/01/its_mostly_wonks.html

'The Wall Street takeover of the Obama administration is now complete.'

http://www.americablog.com/2011/01/wall-street-takeover-of-obama.html

Ellsberg Speech - March 19, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz82bBaqrAQ&feature=channel_video_title

Obama- Preventive and Indefinite Detention (Rachel Maddow)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_msTII61hWY

The Obama justice system

By Glenn Greenwald

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/07/08/obama

Daniel Ellsberg & Ralph Nader Join March 19th Protest in D.C. Marking 8th Anniversary of Iraq War