The Republican national convention is over, and there has been nothing but a reiteration of the status quo. The entire Bush campaign is dependent upon the generation of fear associated with Sept. 11th, but the outside protests of 500,000 have repudiated this connection. They have tried to offer an alternative reality where civilians are not strictly obedient to a commander-in-chief under militarism and can dissent peacefully without fear of oppression. The next stage is the debates where hopefully David Cobb or Ralph Nader can be included.