Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and expecting different results.” In San Francisco perfectly sane voters, “stay with” progressive candidates, and like battered women who stay with their abuser, the *results are always the same; more abuse: (Crime, deficits, debt.)
Uncritical repetitive voting in San Francisco can be attributed to three harmless mental conditions: Liberal Guilt, Cognitive Dissonance and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
1) Liberal guilt is acute among socially advantaged voters who feel responsible for evils they had nothing to do with-like Slavery. Sufferers try to expiate their guilt with highly visible support for underprivileged minorities like Mumia Abu Jamal-the cop killer. They preface their opinions with: “Speaking as a caring (3rd, 4th) generation San Franciscan,” then bash Sarah Palin for not aborting her child with Down’s Syndrome. “Isn’t that what abortion is for?” they whisper.
2) Cognitive Dissonance is harmless when vegetarian airheads wear leather mini skirts. It’s serious when caring mothers oppose parental notification of a minor’s abortion, and patriotic men oppose JROTC. Most “CD” victims are religious leaders, PhD educators, and high school dropouts.
3) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is the uncontrollable repetitive behavior that sufferers
imagine will protect them from harm. It occurs when irregular flow of the brain chemical serotonin triggers a false “danger signal.” OCD includes the chant “Bush lied, people died.” Liberals with OCD fear being wiretapped when calling their Republican stockbroker to buy Exxon/Mobile. Moderates fear taking a position. (“Can’t we all get along? they whine.) Conservatives with OCD fear their Dominatrix will quit, or raise her or his hourly fee.
A common medication for OCD is PROZAC; however a side affect-diarrhea reduces attendance at Democrat Central Committee meetings and pro Hamas-anti Israel rallies at SFSU and Berkeley.
*RESULTS OF PROGRESSIVE GOVERNANCE IN SAN FRANCISCO:
Record homicides, a $6.5 billion budget larger than budgets of 20 states, a $500 million deficit, a $4 billion unfunded liability for health benefits, a record 28,000 city workers. Good corporate citizens Chevron, Bank America, Charles Schwab, and hundreds of small businesses have left the city taking jobs and tax revenues with them, and young families leave to seek affordable housing, better schools and safer streets. AND a majority of supervisors who want to raise taxes and fees.
(SC #2-2-09)
