Michael Moore's response to Obama escalation (12.2.09)

Empire by virtue of being perceived as such, is forced to be outwardly very aggressive, because the necessity of war follows a logical sequence from politics in the Clausewitz sense. Otherwise Empire will be internally weakened and eaten away by fictional rats at the edges like Marquez wrote. The impetus of Empire is hard to slow down by protest or demonstration as it has eaten into every pore of its society and determines labor relations, trade and cultural life (vide the period in Germany between 1933 and 1945). During today’s (Wednesday) press conference the Press Secretary announced openly that polls do not influence policy or strategy, in direct contradiction to the Constitution. That is presidential dictatorship (already stated and demonstrated by Bush Junior). Though such notions remain taboo, that is the social and political atmosphere we live with. Obama’s facial expression and body language during the Westpoint speech fully channeled the Augustan presence. If Moore and others can sufficiently show the gap between fictional propaganda and harsh reality in the Empire’s actions then they do fulfill an important function because the more that gap of disillusion widens, the better.

I would love to see Michael Moore and Bill Maher team up for our next presidential ticket.