I was reminded of the peculiarities of the modern American liberal when I read that the Obamabots were being programmed to take advantage of Thanksgiving gatherings to preach of the wonders of ObamaDon'tCare to their (presumably nauseated) family members. Was this offensive and seemingly absurd? Of course it was. Was it probably counterproductive? That one is harder to answer, and can remind us pf the kind of fanatics we are dealing with.
I didn't read the instructions given to the O-zombies, but I'm sure it was presumed that they would know enough to preach to the resistant -- those who weren't already attempting to sign their lives away (perhaps literally in many cases). They might actually be able to convince some they spoke to, particularly if their traditional Thanksgiving celebration includes Wild Turkey. They most likely would not lose any supporters, since they wouldn't be the ones being "pitched". We see an exhortation to exasperating behaviour at a family dinner (which stopped being sacred in most families years ago). They see a long shot with nothing to lose. that's because they see life entirely differently than we do.
To us, politics is part of our life, along with our families, our careers, our friends, our pastimes, etc. To them politics is life -- the air they breath, their very reason for being.
Are they fanatics? Yes -- but sane people have a long record of losing to fanatics.
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