The Trashy Politics of Bushophobia

The Times [UK] ^ | October 30, 2004 | Mick Hume

[quidnunc]

You hear it all the time: “I hate that stupid Bush!” Most European and many American commentators now appear to believe that only weak-minded dupes could vote to re-elect that redneck in the White House. When they announced the discovery of a sub-humanoid “Hobbit” with a tiny brain this week, I was surprised that somebody did not claim that it was wearing a “Vote Bush-Cheney” badge.

But why, exactly, do so many of President Bush’s critics despise him with such unprecedented venom? It can hardly be because he insists on Washington’s right to launch wars of intervention. That has been the position of every president since the Monroe Doctrine of 1823. Bill Clinton did it in Kosovo, with support from not only Tony Blair but also Clare Short and John Kerry. And Mr Bush is not the first president to launch a war on a dubious pretext.

No, like much else today, the reasons seem to be more personal than political. Mr Bush has become the symbol of the one minority it is deemed respectable to hate. Everybody understands that it is no longer acceptable to be rude to racial or ethnic minorities; even Mr Bush’s conservative Republicans go out of their way to avoid insulting Islam. The one group that is considered fair game, however, is the kind of “white trash ” who can be branded ignorant racists. White trash chavs from, say, Essex are an easy target for abuse over here. White trash rednecks from backward places such as Texas are an even easier target over there.

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[sierrahome]

You can call me "White trash" but never ever in this lifetime call me a liberal.

[Slings and Arrows]

Actually, I was only half-kidding. Reading her columns, I seriously wonder if she's schizophrenic.

[Fraulein]

Excellent article

[sierrahome]

Actually, I was only half-kidding. Reading her columns, I seriously wonder if she's schizophrenic.

She's Bipolar

[AuntB]

Bump

[Fiddlstix]

White trash rednecks from backward places such as Texas.....

Yup! Thet's me....

You Know The Drill
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[Wonderama]

the leader singer of Green Day is a tiny, tiny man....tiny. so small, you can barely see it.

[WVNan]

White trash redneck is not a phrase that I would associate with President Bush. That honor goes to Bubba.

[mondonico]

Great line: "Those who pour public scorn on “American idiots” are parading the latest version of the socialism of fools."

[mondonico]

BTW, Anti-semitism was the original "socialism of fools" per Engels.

[Tribune7]

Forget the deal. Just come on down.

Of course if we can get rid of one of them I won't object :-)

[45semi]

Funny, it seems that most of these people are afraid of what they call 'white trash rednecks'
So whats the downside?
Most of the white middle class blue collar people are the folks I KNOW arent trash,
they are the backbone of the worlds most powerful nation, give more to charities than any other single race or class,
have served more than any other race/class in our military,
which has brought more people out from under the oppression of those peoples own leaders...
According to most census, white middle class people are shrinking in size as a group,
yet are somehow the 'most feared' because of how they vote?
PS: The 'trash' part of the name is more in tune with the godless, sexually deviant, cowardly, self-centered
(ie; liberal couples who choose more income to spend on themselves rather than have to spend it on *gasp* some kids! In a word 'D*I*N*K*S)
Those who have decided it's better to be 'well thought of' by the rest of the world, rather than be honest, forthright & members of a self-determining nation, rather than worrying what 'they think over there!'

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Actually, I suspect the real "minority" that liberals think it acceptable to trash is Evangelical Christians. A lot of the "Bush-ophobia" is in reality "Christianity-phobia."

[weshess]

Actually it should be "White Trash Christians" are free for abuse, according to the Limp Wristed Left.