rush limbaugh syndrome

rush limbaugh's reaction to president obama being reelected, to paraphrase, was him coming to the realization that he's outnumbered.

this isn't a pro-obama rant and it's definitely not an anti-obama rant. this is what's wrong with us as people. and i don't know if we should blame it on the system or on ourselves. i can't explain the cause but i see the problem.

guys like rush limbaugh surround themselves in an existence that is in total agreement with him. what he says is law. he's a king maker for a political party in america. he has enough support and enough people telling him how great he is to fully convince him that he can say, think, and do no wrong. and anyone who disagrees is disagreeing with him, his audience, his staff, his yes men, and his entire following that swoon on his every word. when everyone around you tells you you're right all the time, aren't you bound to start believing it yourself?

limbaugh's not alone in this. he's not the only person who suffers from this form of delusion. many personalities on both sides, whether it be tv, radio, blogs, books, whatever medium it may be, find themselves constantly being agreed with and told how right they are and how great it is that they're out there speaking the truth. how can one not help but become drunk with power?

people like rush tell you they're right. they suck you into their existence. soon you're also surrounded by people telling you how right rush limbaugh is. it's a cult of personality. some people are lost and just looking to be right about something. through rush they are vindicated. and anyone who would stand against their own personal vindication must be a fool.

we've allowed ourselves to become too divided. we've become too easily defined. this isn't a multiple choice exam... and if it was, we should be given more than two choices. we're either republican or democrat, liberal or conservative... all the way, one way or the other. and whoever's all the way the other way is all the way wrong.

rush limbaugh thinks he's outnumbered because he is. most people don't wanna be defined by something as simple and inflexible as a party line. most people are ready to admit when they're wrong about something. most people are willing to cooperate and play nice with others if the result is the greater good. there's always gonna be those certain polarizing topics that divide us down the line, but we don't need to be told that every single issue is a do or die sorta thing. we can compromise. we can all fight for the greater good by being willing to deal with each other on a more rational level.