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Date Posted: 15:20:06 06/08/01 Fri
Author: Peach
Subject: The 13 Scariest White Guys in America

The bully is back in American politics. Intimidation, dismissal of majority
opinion, denial of scientific facts and aggressive scapegoating -- these tactics
have once again taken center stage. Blatant propaganda feeds fear and
distrust, and the powerful and the privileged wallow in the spoils.

Though it never quite disappeared, the mean guy persona took a back seat in
the Clinton era. Clinton's oft-repeated "I feel your pain" obscured some
hard-hearted policies, like welfare reform and the relentless drug war. But the
Clinton style was one of subtle triangulation, not public muscle. Clinton took
enough principled stands to make him hugely popular in the African-American
community and to reassure many that the barbarians had not yet reached the
gate.

That feeling of reassurance has rapidly and dramatically evaporated. Yes,
President Bush's policies are far more conservative than he articulated while
running for office. But it's the in-your-face way his administration promotes a
ferociously partisan agenda that has left many Americans gasping.

Think back to the bullying of junior high school, when intimidation ruled over
reason; when kids were cruel for their selfish reasons; when power had a
complete lack of empathy. In many ways, this is how conservatives and
corporations behave in America and across the globe. Personal power,
fortune and the bottom line run roughshod over democratic principles of
justice and fairness.
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