I’ve been wandering through the darker marshes of the online fever swamps, where the Deaniacs and other lunatics of the Democratic Party have retreated in defeat, Osceola-style. Pick most any of the major Lefty blogs, and you’ll get a fascinating peek into their overheated craniums. Half of them seem poised to emigrate. Kerry is being downed as a quitter, and many are planning to vote Nader next cycle. The air is full of talk of “Repugs”, vicious caricatures of Christians, and allusions to a coming (or currently) fascist America. Here’s an endearing example:

Conspiracy theories abound, the most popular being that the Diebold Company stole the election for Bush. My favorite meme is “secession”. The idea is to pull out of the Union and unite with Canada, whose positions on unlimited immigration, gay marriage and drugs so closely mirrors that of the Democratic base. They believe the rest of the country (Jesusland) would be an economic and cultural “Bangladesh” without the Blue States.

While I could have done the same with a hundred websites, all of the following quotes are from just a single DailyKos post. Nice bunch.
"I'd prefer blowing up Diebold HQ."
Posted by streak
"We're better off letting Chimpy stew in his own mess at this point, while doing what we can to accelerate the express elevator to hell that his second term bodes for his red-state buddies - the poor and stupid . . ."
by patricks
"I'm a new participant in Dailykos.com and am fascinated by the concept of secession, and a geo/cultural breakup of what is currently the USA. Let this be Bush's legacy! Secession hold so much more potential for the blue states to realize our dreams. Let's get some buzz going on this. I'm 100% serious."
by Torta
"And but so... When do we put on our black hoodies and storm the White House and take it back for the people? I may be a cartoonist, but I ain't kiddin' around this morning. . . "
by scottbateman
"America is Finished as a Democracy. . . We will have a secret police in place by 2008, the paperless voting machines will be under their control, the mass media will be totally compliant."
by easong
"Roe v. Wade will be overturned! We could slip into fascism! He'll become more entrenched! Elect the new court! How can we fight such a monster?. . . . Bush is the Anti-Christ. "
by nomes
"But hell will freeze over before I vote DNC or GOP again."Posted by Discoshaman at novembre 3, 2004 08:58 PM | TrackBack
by lawnorder"The War Begins Today. Unite? Never. We fight Bush & his thugs until hell freezes over. And then we fight on the ice."
by patricks
Did you notice how many times Kerry used the word "fight" in his concession speech?
Love that map!
Posted by: Carol at novembre 4, 2004 02:46 PMThey need to cut out a little corner of PA on the southeast and give the rest to Jesusland. Otherwise, I'll have to move. ;-)
Posted by: pentamom at novembre 5, 2004 09:33 AMThe one thing the secessionist Left seems to be forgetting which is amazing given their rhetoric... the neo-conservative Right are the gun toting freaks in the US. Does the Left really think we'd just let them have the "blue" states?!
I seem to recall reading somewhere about 11 states that tried this before. It didn't work in 1860 and it sure as hell won't work in 2005.
Posted by: Rong at novembre 5, 2004 03:46 PMIt would be difficult to overstate how much I'm enjoying the Democrats' current implosion. I've finally even started listening to Air America just to hear them cannibalize themselves.
As for their map....I like it. Can't we all just agree on the deal, shake hands, and get it done by New Years?
Please, Lord, PLEASE let the people posting at DailyKos be the ones who control the Democrat Party in 2008.
Posted by: John R. at novembre 5, 2004 08:46 PM