Dr. Edward Demenchonok
Philosophical Reflections During the 2004 Elections: Essays and Letters to The New York Times, USA Today, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The "war of words" with its Big Media manipulative bombardment (akin to brainwashing) is an undemocratic syndrome of this campaign ( Jill Lawrence's "Candidates increasingly play on fears", Oct. 24). However, the two parties should not be equally blamed.
The Bush-Cheney camp not only set the fear- mongering tone of their re-election campaign, but the scare tactic is the predominant pattern of their politics: keep pumping the country full of fear of terrorism, and against this background portray Bush as the "savior" of the nation. (thus demanding unlimited power).
The Bush-Cheney allegations of Kerry's "weakness" as a future commander in chief are hypothetical and ungrounded, while the disastrous results of their own policies speak for themselves. To sell the Iraq war to the public, President Bush terrified the American people with an "imminent threat" of unconventional weapons, which was a false pretext. Our troops became trapped in Iraq, 1100 solders are dead, and nearly $200 billion are added to the colossal budged deficit. Ironically, the real danger is precisely the Bush-Cheney political stance itself, which has damaged the position of the US in the world and made our nation more vulnerable.
Dr. Edward Demenchonok is a university professor, the author of numerous books and articles. He is listed in several biographical dictionaries, including
Who's Who in the World, 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century, and One Thousand Great Americans, and he is the recipient of the 21st Century Award for Achievements in Philosophy from the International Biographical Centre.
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