I-mainstream punditry ye-liberal izama ngamandla ukwenza umqondo "we-debt-cieling crisis" engenangqondo. Ekuphikeni mayelana nezinga leqiniso lapho i-western capitalist-liberal-democracy eye yasuswa khona, abahlaziyi abafana noRobinson, uKrugman noma ngisho nendoda ehlekisayo uJohn Stewart banxusa ukuba "kubuyele engqondweni", njengokungathi ukuchaphaza kwamanzi abandayo yikho konke okwakukhona. okudingekayo ukubuyisela umphakathi ekuhluzekeni. URobinson usebenzisa isifaniso se-Three Stooges, kodwa eqinisweni le thiyetha yamanje engenangqondo ingaphezulu kakhulu kwe-Brechtian. Njengoba bengazimisele ukubhekana nesimo sangempela senhlekelele, amaLiberals abambelela ezingxenyeni zomkhumbi wabo owake waziqhenya, ophihlizekile umkhumbi futhi untanta, walahleka olwandle.
Esiqeshini sakhe se-NY Post, u-Eugene Robinson ugcizelela ukuthi "abathuthukayo" badinga "umbono omkhulu" ukuze bancintisane nentela futhi basebenzise iziqubulo zama-conservatives futhi baphakamise umlayezo "wemisebenzi". Lesi isibonelo esiphelele sokuthi wonke umcabango ususwe kanjani emphefumulweni wenkululeko, ngakho-ke manje sekuhlangene nomqondo wonxiwankulu kanye nenganekwane yesimo "esingathathi hlangothi". Imisebenzi? Miningi imisebenzi. Basemaphethelweni nje. Lapha sihweba ama-trinkets, siwanika isibambiso futhi sihwebe ngesikweletu.
Okungenani i-Tea Party Patriots yenza uhlobo lwesibindi esibi esifunwa yinhlekelele yamanje. Izenzo zabo ziyinhlekisa, kunjalo. ngoba bakholelwa ukuthi umashiqela nguMuntu Omnyama noma Uhulumeni Omkhulu noma Isiko Lenkululeko. Sebezothola ukuthi umashiqela yiMakethe kodwa ukuqaphela kuzoba ngaphezu kokuqonda kwabo okulinganiselwe. Njengoba izinyunyana zixoshwa, isigaba sabasebenzi sizoshiywa ukuthi silwe bodwa ukuze sithole izingcezu njengoba ukucwaninga "okuqhubekayo" kunxusa ukubambisana okwengeziwe, ukuzidela okwabelwana ngakho, ukuthenga okwengeziwe ngesikweletu.
Nawu umqondo omkhulu we "progressives". Inkohliso yentando yeningi yezenhlalo isishabalala. Umnotho wangemva kwempi waseMelika awubuyi ngoba ubunxiwankulu empeleni abusebenzi. Umbuso awukho ukusiza "abantu". I-Grand Bargain yayiyingqungquthela. Ngeke kube khona "Isivumelwano Esisha" , akukho Impi Enkulu, akukho lutho oluzohlehlisa lo mkhuba. Ngakho-ke umbono omkhulu yilowo ohlezi enhliziyweni yenkululeko kodwa osekunesikhathi eside ungawunaki: Intando yeningi. Akunakwenzeka vele, kodwa kuyadingeka. Umbono Omkhulu yilo: Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi "abathuthukayo" bakhethe; uhlelo lwenzuzo noma uhlelo lwezepolitiki. Impahla yangasese noma ukulingana. I-capitalism noma intando yeningi. Futhi lokho okudala, kodwa okusabalulekile ukukhetha, I-Socialism noma i-Barbarism.
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