Comments on: The “re-branding of America” is apparently underway

By: boqueronman

boqueronman — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:38:42 +0000

An interesting thesis from Ehrenreich. The re-branding of America explains a process, but what is the end result? She may be right about the process, but she probably doesn’t realize what the result will be. The U.S., from 1776 until this day has been and remains, the only true revolutionary society on earth (OK, maybe Australia has entered has joined us). It is the only society which continues to promote individual initiative and, by so doing, the necessary corollaries such as private property, free markets, and the rule of law. ALL other nation states are ruled by, either directly or indirectly:chosen or self appointed, elites. Thus, Ehrenreich’s idea of re-branding will result in the U.S. “returning to the mean,” i.e. those who rule the government (lobbyists/big donors) will rule the government decision making process, involving the USG further and further into our everyday lives. The foreign policy result will probably be that the elitist decision-makers controlling other countries and international institutions will be happy to welcome the “trouble making” U.S., with its new elitist structure, since that will relieve unwanted pressure on them. Yes, we’ll be “rebranded”all right, just like a herd of wild mustangs caught and sold to a new owner.

By: Troy Camplin

Troy Camplin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:38:18 +0000

Aristotle once observed that serious men don’t act seriously. One could then perhaps make the corollary: non-serous men always act seriously. And if the Democrats aren’t the most serious-looking, and -acting bunch, I don’t know who is.

By: staghounds

staghounds — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:03:33 +0000

Exactly how does one die from “lack of health insuruance”?

Multiracial Hawaii, as opposed to what, monoracial Texas?

The piece reveals a foolish and bigoted author.

By: terrence

terrence — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:24:06 +0000

Rebranding is magical thinkong at its worst - all we have to do is call everthing something that sounds ‘nice’ and all will be well.

By: gs

gs — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:01:35 +0000

Once upon a time there was a serious country called the United States of America. It often had serious men, from all over the political spectrum, as leaders and as citizens. That was before “the re-branding of America,” however…

So longstanding problems, legitimate conflicts and difficult uncertain trade-offs can be magicked away by “re-branding”. What’s next, a Children’s Crusade for World Unity?

From left and right I infer that in some respects Obama might be a natural successor to George Bush.

…Heaven help us all.

Would we recognize help if we saw it? Would we pay even a low price for it? Heaven bring us to our senses before the need and the price become drastic.