CounterPunch | Beneath the surface of meanness by the political elite are the needs
of corporate masters who anoint them to be our leaders. An essential
characteristic of twenty-first century capitalism is unending war to
complete the pillaging of resources from every corner of the Earth.
Those wars are best carried out by politicians who hate not just their
opponents but everyone around them. An economically destructive system
encourages, molds and rewards those individuals who are most vile to
their fellow humans.
Though Greitens is currently being investigated by St. Louis Circuit
Attorney Kim Gardner, it is not clear if criminal charges will be
filed. While local press are on his trail like a hound dog, the still
unidentified woman who reports being tied up, photographed and
blackmailed is currently protecting her identity by not pressing
charges. Missouri Republicans are saying it is “too early” to tell if
the entire affair will blow over. Greitens, who admits to an
extramarital affair while denying taking a photo for blackmail, is going
to each GOP legislator and personally apologizing for the Trump-like
insults that he hurled at them during the first year of his reign.
Also disturbing is the revelation that before his election Greitens
had reserved “Greitens for President” websites, revealing the
ego-maniacal core of his soul. Before the bondage scandal, Republicans
across the country were eyeing Greitens. They could still end up
thinking that someone who could escape prosecution for terrorizing a
woman and glorify gun-toting and union-smashing would, in fact, have
what it takes to be their man for the white house.
What could be more frightening? It’s the possibility that Greitens
would lose a presidential race to a Democrat who was worse. Isn’t it
time to put aside the fantasy that demonstrating the contemptible nature
of a Republican somehow proves that a Democrat is “better?”
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