Friday, April 23, 2010
Don't be Hamlet!
Stupid tactics by Arizona gov Jan Brewer.
When you consider any action, law, regulation or project that the Communist Party opposes, you have to do it HARD AND FAST.
Dithering around, waiting till the deadline, does a tremendous amount of harm. It allows the Party-controlled media and the Party-controlled mobs to work up a frenzy.
The Party media function solely on "could" and "might"; they are totally uninterested in facts. And the mobs will calm down after the Party knows that your opinion has already been registered. Much harder to rile up the rabble about a fait accompli.
Aside from those tactical considerations, the people on your own side (and even the neutrals) need to see decisive action from an executive at all times. When you dither, you demoralize your friends.
By letting the immigration law stay in the "could" category for several days, by making it clear that her opinion is still open to influence, Brewer has strengthened the Party and weakened Civilization, making the job of her own police much harder if she does finally decide to sign the law.
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Update: She finally did sign the law, before the deadline. Good. I was beginning to wonder..... ¶ 7:34 AM
When you consider any action, law, regulation or project that the Communist Party opposes, you have to do it HARD AND FAST.
Dithering around, waiting till the deadline, does a tremendous amount of harm. It allows the Party-controlled media and the Party-controlled mobs to work up a frenzy.
The Party media function solely on "could" and "might"; they are totally uninterested in facts. And the mobs will calm down after the Party knows that your opinion has already been registered. Much harder to rile up the rabble about a fait accompli.
Aside from those tactical considerations, the people on your own side (and even the neutrals) need to see decisive action from an executive at all times. When you dither, you demoralize your friends.
By letting the immigration law stay in the "could" category for several days, by making it clear that her opinion is still open to influence, Brewer has strengthened the Party and weakened Civilization, making the job of her own police much harder if she does finally decide to sign the law.
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Update: She finally did sign the law, before the deadline. Good. I was beginning to wonder..... ¶ 7:34 AM
