Someone asked me not long ago why exactly I tease the Democrats so much. It's a fair question.
The reason is simple -- I love politics the way other guys love baseball or football. Some guys can rattle off Mickey Mantle's stats for every year he played. I once named every Senator by state on a bet. I root for my team, and love when they win and hate when they lose. And I joke about the other team in the same spirit my buddy, a devout Cowboys fan, used to call the Redskins the world's "toughest gay football team." It's done in fun, and generally without any real animosity toward them. Most Democrats and liberals are decent people who live their lives, pay their taxes, and have different politics than I do. But we're both Americans, and I joke about them lightheartedly.
There is an exception to this -- the AINO (American In Name Only) crowd. On the Hard Left exists a section of people who have truly earned the name traitor. Those who make signs saying "We support our troops when they shoot their officers." Those who go to enemy countries and run-down the United States. Those practically salivating for high casualty counts in Iraq and Afghanistan to "teach us a lesson." Those who blame America for the 9/11 attacks.
In the household of America, these people are termites. For these people my pen is dipped in acid. America would benefit if they followed Alec Baldwin to one of the Marxist paradises they claim to love, and stayed there.
So please read any teasing of normal human beings in the lightest possible vein, and my words for the termites with serious intent. That should keep feelings from being unnecessarily ruffled. :-)
Posted by Discoshaman at janvier 18, 2004 12:10 AM | TrackBack
Who gets to decide between the two? Are signs that read "Support the Troops: Bring Them Home NOW"? And what about the truly radical right (i.e. Timothy McVeigh and Company?)?
Posted by: Stig Flodin at janvier 18, 2004 02:45 AMStig-
Very sound questions. Protest signs like you just described are perfectly legitimate, IMO. The right to protest is enshrined in the fabric of America. I think the sentiment you mentioned is foolish, but it's within the bounds of normal political discourse.
"And what about the truly radical right?"
I think they're just as viciously stupid as the Hard Left, if we're talking about the Turner Diaries types and the "Our Government is controlled by the Trilateral Commission wh are preparing the way for the Anti-Christ" sorts.
The Right's crazy aunts came out during the Clinton Era. Thankfully,they never had anything like the influence the Left's are enjoying right now. You never saw Dole, for instance, saying in a major interview, "The most interesting rumor I heard was that Clinton killed Vince Foster."
So in answer to your question, I oppose the traitorous Right just as much as the traitorous Left. They just happen to be a lot less visible these days.
Again, good to see you. Hope you stop in often. :-)
Posted by: Discoshaman at janvier 18, 2004 03:24 AMI forgot to answer this, sorry:
"Who gets to decide between the two?"
I do. Because the subject in view here is my personal opinion. It's not as if we're talking about a tribunal for deporting them. This touches only on how I decide how to talk about the issues of the day.
Posted by: Discoshaman at janvier 18, 2004 03:26 AM