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September 30, 2008 - 1:57 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Konyok
2008-10-01 17:42:46

Habu is right. Chaos CAN happen here. Which is precisely why I react so strongly.

The scenario that he paints with his 4:28 post is what frightens me. (Our cryptic friend *seems* to endorse it … ) The scenario that he paints has another name: terrorism.

The word “revolution” implies the replacement of one order with another. Usually, we speak of popular revolution. A revolution supported by the people. The overwhelming majority of the people do not have a long list of existential grievances. You have exactly the same problem that the communists have always had: Joe 6 pack wants his widescreen TV and a comfortable chair. Whatever aesthetic complaint YOU may have (yep, doppelganger with the zen socialists), if you disturb the “quiet enjoyment” of the American people, it will be YOU that they hunt down and kill like dogs.

Before talking about taking it all down, you’d better start talking about what you would replace it with. How would you compensate the widows and orphans?

I guaran-damn-tee you that some half-assed terror campaign in this country would cement Obama’s leadership for decades.

In fact, I wonder if Habu and Storm-Rider are provocateurs. Habu brags about an intelligence background and he sure talks like he wants to win somebody’s confidence …