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June 27, 2004
More shame mongers
In this blog, I have long complained about sexual shame. Michael Moore has reminded me that there now exists a growing, very different kind of shame, of the sort which normally is against all common sense, against national interest, and possibly even less logical than sexual shame. Moore and those who think like him want me to be ashamed to be an American. Now, if I am not going to be shamed by people who judge others not by the content of their character but by where they place their penises, why on earth would I allow someone to tell me I should be ashamed of my country? Where do these people get off? UPDATE: Here's where some of them get off; by assaulting people who dare to disagree with them, even slightly. (Via Glenn Reynolds.) I wouldn't be surprised if it gets worse. A MORE VIOLENT FORM OF SHAME: Another American hostage captured and threatened with beheading: BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Arab television broadcast videotape Sunday of two men of Pakistani origin taken hostage by militants: a driver for an American company and a blindfolded man in military fatigues described as U.S. Marine lured from his base. Insurgents threatened to behead them both.Do you suppose anyone will ask Michael Moore which side he's on? UPDATE: Silly me! That question has already been answered, by (any wonder?) Michael Moore! The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not "insurgents" or "terrorists" or "The Enemy." They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow – and they will win.Something to think about while standing in line.... posted by Eric on 06.27.04 at 01:23 PM
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Where has anyone ever said that? You are making wild assumptions because you are a wild neo-con idealogical bastard. www.thegoodflame.com has fucked you in your right-wing ass yet again! Tobias · June 27, 2004 09:36 PM Tobias, go buy an ad. Last chance! Eric Scheie · June 27, 2004 09:53 PM Inspired by your suggestion, I bought an ad here ordering everybody to vote for President Nixon and the Watergate imbroglio, but I don't see it yet. Steven Malcolm Anderson (Cato the Elder) the Lesbian-worshipping gun-loving selfish aesthete · June 28, 2004 02:04 PM Shame is entirely a subjective thing and I don't suggest others should feel as I do on this point. But when my political representatives do things that make Americans look bad, it bothers me a great deal. And that's true of left, right, middle, legislative, executive and judiciary members, at times. Abu Ghraib - and our more hidden torture policies - are an insult to American values and an injury to our reputation that besmirch thousands of troops who perform amazing works. They deserve better, and so do I. Kevin Hayden · June 28, 2004 03:43 PM Michael Moore certainly does not want you to be ashamed to be an American. If shame comes upon you, so be it from your side. And if shame is what's needed to awaken the enormous number of disinterested, disenfranchised citizens of America who will watch war on their televisions—after a trip to the mall—until they get bored and decide they've had enough and say, "Let's bring the boys home now", (may God save them, please), then shame is in order. Michael Moore is a potent force for thought, and a timely and vital ingredient in a nation which has slipped badly not only from democracy, but also from classical values. Russ Wollman · June 29, 2004 02:46 AM Michael Moore stated that Americans "are possibly the dumbest people on the planet ... in thrall to conniving, thieving, smug pricks...." That's just name calling, and I find it unpersuasive in the extreme. Certainly not a potent force for thought -- unless you believe calling people stupid is thoughtful. Eric Scheie · June 29, 2004 07:10 AM Michael Moore lives with his head permantly stuck in a place the sun never shines. David · July 1, 2004 10:40 PM |
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