I hate when things are inaccurately compared to other things.
Like when people compare Iraq to Vietnam. It is similar in many ways, but it's not really like Vietnam when you get down to it.
Or like how Madonna compares McCain to Hitler and Mugabe in one of the video montages in her new concert. She kicked off her world tour and the video showed stock footage of destruction followed by the faces of Hitler, Mugabe and McCain. She followed this up later by playing a video of John Lennon, Gandhi and Barack Obama. I don't know exactly what Madonna is trying to say here. Is she saying that like Hitler and Mugabe, McCain is going to drastically change the world for his people? And is she saying that Obama is going to lay down in bed all day in protest against violence?
But seriously folks: it's obvious she's trying to vilify McCain and deify Obama. I'll go on record and announce that I'm probably voting for Obiden (Obama + Biden; let's make this happen, people. OBIDEN! OBIDEN!), but he's not John Lennon or Gandhi. Not yet, at least. Not even close. But McCain is nowhere NEAR Hitler. Not even close. Madonna is saying, implicitly, that McCain could be capable of mass murdering millions. McCain has the capability of fucking up the world something fierce, but I can't see him systematically destroying an entire race/religion. I mean...seriously, Madonna? I love her music unabashedly and I admire everything she's done for popular culture, but...maybe she should read a goddamn book.
As far as the comparison to Mugabe? Yeah... can see that.
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What Madonna did is actually quite harmful to Obama's campaign. There's too much hype and pressure put on his campaign already. He's a very intelligent guy who is a genius at public relations and will probably make a really good president. He didn't end colonial rule in India, he didn't go to jail opposing apartheid, he's just an eloquent politician with a good plan for the country. If people are expecting miracles when Obama is elected, then they will turn on him in a heartbeat.
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