Liberal Guilt

blogger.com ^ | 4/22/2004 | Greg C

[FreedomFighter1013]

Talking with a friend in the comedy business today. He told me about the show he was involved in, "fighting the forces of evil." Shorthand for the Bush adminsistration, capitalism, militarism, etc. This is my response:

I was wondering, what forces of evil are you battling? The ones that bring you air conditioning, automobiles, roads and cholesterol medicine? Or, the one that created the Internet? Or, are they all the same? You must feel very guilty, considering so many people sacrifice to maintain your wired lifestyle. I can understand why you feel guilty.

Oh, and it must be hard for you to do research, considering every major media outlet --- and University ----supports your viewpoint. It must be very hard to be part of the literary elite.

Don't you think there's a contradiction engendered there, that Anti-Americanism has become conventional wisdom? It's so banal. Now, it's anti-establishment to be a pro-military hawk and a capitalist.

Seriously, I would love to have this political discussion. Lefties are so easy to ridicule, because their passion is largely based on the melancholy engendered not by want but of plenty. It seems like such a faux issue.

[LNewman]

Well said, Freedom Fighter. These "comedics" might as well have said 9/11 and the precursors were fiction, yes? The war on terror is timely if not after the fact.