\There's doesn't need to be a socioeconomic catastrophe in order to grab the
attention of qualified voters of politicize large numbers of people.
Certainly, that is not what brought people to the polls in 2006. There are
surely lots of things that combine to create this kind of response.
And it's not permanent because the process is, as Carroll pointed out, quite
fluid.
ML
This reminds me of something that's been on my mind. Back in 2003 when the
war first started and when Rumsfeld and company were riding high, many
people on Marxmail doubted that anything could be done to oppose the war
since there was no draft. However, it is obvious that they were wrong. I
myself had my doubts as well. It's an interesting question as to what made
them turn. I assume that it was partly revulsion of seeing their neighbors'
or relatives' sons and daughters being killed or wounded, even though their
own children might not be affected. It could also be an unwillingness to be
part of an ongoing regime of torture, snooping, etc. In other words, the
Frank Capra version of the American people.
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