Wednesday, August 3, 2011

'Civility': The Denouement

See James Taranto, at Wall Street Journal.

"Terrorist," "racist," "uncivil," "insane," the list goes on--in this context, these words have no real meaning. They are mere epithets. The Obama presidency has reduced the liberal left to an apoplectic rage. His Ivy League credentials, superior attitude, pseudointellectual mien and facile adherence to lefty ideology make him the perfect personification of the liberal elite. Thus far at least, he has been an utter failure both at winning public support and at managing the affairs of the nation.

Obama's failure is the failure of the liberal elite, and that is why their ressentiment has reached such intensity. Their ideas, such as they are, are being put to a real-world test and found severely wanting. As a result, their authority is collapsing. And if there is one thing they know deep in their bones, it is that they are entitled to that authority. They lash out, desperately and pathetically, because they have nothing to offer but fear and anger.
That's a Bill O'Reilly segment at the clip, and a good one.

RELATED: At Verum Serum, "Another Day, Another Progressive Accuses Elected Members of Congress of Domestic Terrorism."

1 comments:

Dennis said...

This is when one gets to see the true face of the Left. A significant number of the Left would easily justify killing anyone who has the temerity to challenge them. The name calling is just the current example of a Bill Ayers answer when asked how many people would be needed to be killed, he stated 25 Million.
Why, should Leftist philosophy have Death as its answer to so many issues? Abortion, Infanticide, Death panels, Eugenics, the desire to see any child or person who has the slightest birth defect done away with, the thought of violence, and violent rape of women who do not kowtow to Leftist ideas, et al. The list of violence and the use of someone else's death grows with each passing day.
It is in almost anything they write, say, comment, et al. It is fast becoming the Left's persona.