Edgar Rice Burroughs, the wonderful author of Tarzan and many other adventure books, wrote a brilliant scene in one of his Tarzan adventures that to me, is analogous to the right wing voter. It was when the great apes danced what Burroughs called the Dum-Dum. They worked themselves into a frenzied state whirling about in a circle bellowing and making fierce gestures. For those of you that saw the televised reaction to Obama care or the Republican presidential candidate debates, I need say no more. For those of you fortunate enough to miss these primitive displays, let me describe them. As Democratic lawmakers walked to the halls of Congress to vote on health reform, a large circle of fierce gesturing, bellowing right wing zealots surrounded them. One actually spat upon a Congressman. At another, 'anti-health care reform charge us more pro stupidity rally', the simian like crowd crumpled up dollar bills and threw them at a disabled person who was brave enough to voice thanks for government help while dealing with his illness. The Republican debates were even more mind-set revealing. The beserkers in the audience roared their approval of disconnecting life support from non-paying comatose patients. They cheered the over-use of the death penalty. They sneered and hissed at an active duty soldier because he is gay and was glad he didn't have to hide it anymore. Yes, in America today the Dumb Dumb is being danced everyday. If you want to hear the beat, just turn on your right wing radio channel.
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