Ah, the mob. The vainglorious and angry mob has once again set upon DailyKos filled with vitriol and vituperation. The utterances of this angry mob basically boil down to a base of "WE'RE AN ANGRY MOB! RAWR! LET IT ALL BURN! RAWR!" Let the banks fail, let AIG fail, let the automakers fail, fire Geithner, fire Summers, Impeach Obama!
Every time (by which I mean, every five minutes, when a new one appears) I read one of those "Let 'Em Fail! Let 'Em Die!" Diaries I am a bit amazed at how little consideration is given to the question of, "If you do that, what happens next?" by these diarist.
There is None. No thought given to the dire consequences that would follow such a policy decision, no attention paid to how the "LET 'EM FAIL!" approach would effect them and the people around them. They just, to quote a wise man (Alfred the Butler) want to see the World Burn.
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