So, the Republican hierarchy has informed some delegates to the national convention that they ought not think of themselves as having any real input into the process. The role of the delegates, they were told, is to “contribute to the TV image” of the party by “applauding and cheering at the ‘right’ places.” Some Ron Paul supporters suspect that such instructions are directed toward them.
Why should anyone be surprised by this? Why should delegates to a national convention think they should have any more influence in selecting the party’s nominee or policies than do the voters themselves? The government’s owners have made their selection of candidates suitable to their interests; the Republocratic Party will announce its acceptable alternatives from which Boobus may choose; and everyone is to be content reinforcing the illusion that, in America, “the people” are the government. Just who those “people” are is never to be revealed, of course, particularly by those few upstarts who might have views that differ from those of the owners.
So, at convention time, just show up and participate in the collective mantra in which the cheerleaders will direct you: “Rickety, rickety, siss-boom-bah, John McCain, John McCain, rah-rah-rah.”
