All you need to know about Obama

Let’s temporarily set aside, solely for purposes of discussion, my own view that electoral politics is a wrong-headed approach for anarchists to use (regardless of the particular flavor of reformism one might prefer). One could easily say, after all, that we first need to get some slack back on civil liberties (and the so-called GWOT that provides the context for that set of issues) in order for non-electoral approaches to then have a chance to succeed. One could continue arguing that this conception of civil liberties reform as prerequisite for radicalism in the US, in turn, demands putting the right people in government office to create that “breathing room”. While I don’t agree with that view, this blog post isn’t a critique of it. Rather, I’m turning my attention to one of the more frequently cited undeserved beneficiaries of illusory progressive hope — Obama.

The most widely seen and discussed attacks on Obama are, unfortunately, rather lacking since they are often based not on truth and logic, but myths and lies hand-picked by right-wing operatives to inflame the biases of the most ignorant and contemptible among us. If our progressive friends will not listen to the notion that nobody’s presidential campaign is worthy of support, and if we grant that McCain would undisputably be even worse, is there something real and more or less simple to convey that might at least puncture their misplaced enthusiasm for Obama? Plenty of stuff, actually, but one matter seems to really stand out to me.

Obama picked as his National Security Advisor none other than Zbigniew Brzezinski. For those not familiar with the guy, it wouldn’t be much of an oversimplification to say he’s sort of like the donut tire version of Henry Kissinger — which, of course, means he’s thoroughly evil.

During his time in the Carter administration, Brzezinski manipulated the Soviets into invading Afghanistan, resulting in a war that killed over a million Afghan civilians and which has had repercussions we still suffer from today.

He’s proud of it.

The defining feature of a sociopath is his lack of concern for the rights and welfare of others.

George W. Bush is, of course, a sociopath. Zbigniew Brzezinski is also a sociopath.

Obama demonstrably believes his preferred approach to foreign policy and “national security” requires expertise that only a sociopath can provide.

Are you scared yet?

UPDATE: I’m no graphic artist, but I’m trying to convey the concept in case anyone with better skills wants to use it.