Roger L. Simon
on lefties in general:
Leftism has devolved into a kind of scam run not only on others but also on the self. Leftists are brilliant at convincing themselves of their own altruism and then broadcasting it to the public, thus providing cover for the most conventionally greedy and selfish behaviors. We see that in our society all the time: the quondam Marxists of Hollywood, the media, and the academy blathering on about economic equality while living lives the Medici could not have dreamed of.
Part of this construct is a “prevent game,” a public persona and system erected so privilege cannot be questioned or undermined. A nomenklatura more successful and sophisticated than anything ever conceived in the Soviet Union. The result of this is a highly stratified society. As is well known but scarcely reported, blacks and Latinos have actually done worse under Obama than other groups. Normally, that would be unconscionable, considering the rhetoric. But as we know, it’s all about the rhetoric. Reality is unimportant — an inconvenience.
Relatively unbridled capitalism has always the best way out of this, the best way to true social mobility, but our nomenklatura doesn’t want to admit this because it might threaten them and their perquisites. It would blow their cover.
Instapundit
on Al Gore:
AL JAZEERA BUYS CURRENT TV. “Mr. Gore and his partners were eager to complete the deal by Dec. 31, lest it be subject to higher tax rates that took effect on Jan. 1.”
That’s Irony #1. Irony #2 is Al Gore walking away with $100 million in dirty oil money. Well, it would be ironic if it weren’t so predictable. Al’s a whore, basically. Gore, I mean. Not Jazeera.
In an earlier post I said I might need to create a new post label for firearms. I certainly didn't need any new labels for this post.
2 comments:
It's not hypocrisy if lefties are better, more evolved human beings of superior intellect and compassion.
If lefties are superior beings then they're intrinsically fit to rule their inferiors and being superior obviously don't need the civilizing influence of the rules they create for the lesser being with which they share a planet.
See? There's a perfectly rationale if entirely self-serving explanation.
Sure it's hypocrisy and it's getting worse. As major papers resort to centralized news stories from AP, McLatchkey and Reuters, we have fewer eyes on the politicians and more ample opportunities for the facts to be avoided, perverted or simply dropped as inconvenient. This election cycle made that very clear. What is more, the same top tier actors that clamored for Obama's economic bill are the ones benefiting from the pork put in place to aid production companies. Then there's this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pItiypwjHx4
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