Not only am I a mystic, I am also an artist -- I am an accomplished painter with proven practical abilities -- and in this diary I'm weighing in for any other Kossacks who (I'm sure there are some others here) like myself, percieve politics primarily from a supra-rational point of view.
DKos is a wonderfully rational forum in which to discuss politics and world events. And I would heartily agree that rationality is the last word, when it comes to civilized discourse. If we cannot be rational and logical with one another, then dialogue becomes impossible. Thankfully, here on DKos we can, and DO engage in productive rational discourse.
But I happen to be (sigh) an artist -- and as such my primary perceptions exceed the bounds of rationality. I SEE things, I KNOW things, I am SURE of things that are not at all rational. This is a tough row to hoe, so I hope y'all will bear with me.
Please, my dear fellow Kossacks, I'd like to make a prediction. Please allow me to put my psychic, prophetic abilities as a SEER on the line here, without dismissing me as a mere crackpot. I am NOT a crackpot, nor do I wish any advantage for myself, for seeing what I do in fact see very clearly, even though what I see exceeds the bounds of an entirely neccessary, and praiseworthy rationality.
What I see is 2008 being a revolutionary, transformative year. I see 2008 as good times for all of us who have held strong to the faith that was expounded in the sixties. I see the year 2008 as being a vindication, and an advancement of those values, in practical, real-time terms. I see the entire world, not just the USA and Europe, coming around to this point of view in 2008. I actually SEE this happening, I do not simply WISH it to happen. Call it a "vision", call it a "prophecy", call it whatever you want to call it. What I call it is the future. So I say, get ready for it. Do not prepare for doom and gloom and confrontation in 2008, because it ain't gonna happen. The year 2008 spells rapproachement at all levels, and much progress towards world peace, just in time for the innaugeration of Barak Obama as President.
And here's another thing for all yuze DKosers -- do not set your sights too low.