[lit-ideas] Re: Fwd: Pinch Me ...a message from Michael Moore
- From: "Julie Krueger" <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:43:59 -0600
Lots of times seemingly good things turn out to be really creepy.
Every once in a while, a good thing is ....well....just a good thing.
Cheer up, Eric -- or I'll talk Irene into cheering you <g>.
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Waiting to see how this List treats Obama gone wrong,
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> Judy: Rather, those of 'this List' who are illusioned
> supporters of Obama and also haven't noticed the
> economic mess?
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> Yes, me for Killjoy during Happy Week.
>
> * The racism bothers me. "America elected a black
> President." Oh really? Not just a president? People
> either have equal rights or they don't, and privileging
> the other is merely submerging reverse racism. If
> people don't already assume that equal rights are
> pervasive, unexceptional, and given, the conditions for
> their complete realization are never, or much more
> slowly granted. Instead we have all kinds of tribal
> talk (whites, blacks, Latinos, etc.) during Happy Week.
>
> * The international applause bothers me. When so many
> representatives of other nations -- that is, so many
> representatives of competing interests -- applaud, one
> can only hope they will soon be disappointed. One hopes
> for good relations, but they are not a goal, merely the
> byproduct of intelligent diplomacy.
>
> * Messiahs coming out of nowhere always bother me. They
> just do. It's creepy. Deus ex political machina.
>
> * Biden bothers me. A hack whose bankruptcy law pleased
> his constituency (Delaware-based credit card companies)
> and further hobbled the needy and desperate. The
> opposite of the Messiah from nowhere: the shiny face of
> established corruption. Jesus and Herod walking hand in
> hand out of the desert. Creepy.
>
> All these points admit refutation, sure. Topple my
> Grinch house of bullet points. Nice to be surprised.
> Nice to be mistaken. Meanwhile, it's still a creepy
> situation. Though, regardless of long-term outcome,
> it's good to see people enjoy Happy Week.
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Julie Krueger
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