Hello Marc, I've been a subscriber for a while, but I' getting sick and tired of so many gloomer doomer articles in the liberal blogosphere. Calling Michael Moore a Bloviator is a bridge too far for me. What really irks me most is that so many liberal writers glory in pot shots at their elders-- or anyone. I've followed Moore since before he completed ROGER AND ME in 1989. He is a harder worker than most leftie bloggers, and has sustained that for many years. I've been politically minded since I was ten years old in 1960-- when I handed out bumper stickers for John F. Kennedy. I have liked your work, but like many other modern liberals, I'm god-damn sick of the whining about how the end of the world is just around the corner. They complain that this is the worst time in history, because the right wing is in ascendency, and nothing can be done about it. But, wait, I've been around since 1950, when things were really terrible. Black people then couldn't go to white schools. Have you seen the new ELVIS movie? Were you forced to recite Christian prayers in public school? Were you kicked out of high school because your hair fell an inch over your ears? Did you live in a town with terrible air quality and poisoned rivers? Did you have friends who died in small wrecks because they didn't have seatbelts? Did you fear you'd be drafted and have a plan to sneak into Canada if you were?
I'm concerned that people today are being terrorized by all the media hype that we're in the end times. We faced the same issues-- and WORSE, but instead of endless gloom and doom essays, we found solutions to dealing with the fascists, who were much worse than today. So I'd much prefer to hear suggestions for solutions. Yes, bloviating with solutions, is much better than calling the whaambulance at the first slight. We learned as young rebels that mainstream America didn't give a good god damn about our complaints, wants and needs. We had to make do on our own, keep our heads down, and deal with it-- from the Weather People to Bob Dylan, to sit-ins. Don't complain about our situation, complain about how complacent so many are today. It's a new world, and I fought for good, enough already. If liberals can't get out and kick ass, they'll deserve all the shit that gets left in their path. So please stop complaining, and suggest some clever solutions (writing more gloom and doom articles may not cut it).
Hello Marc, I've been a subscriber for a while, but I' getting sick and tired of so many gloomer doomer articles in the liberal blogosphere. Calling Michael Moore a Bloviator is a bridge too far for me. What really irks me most is that so many liberal writers glory in pot shots at their elders-- or anyone. I've followed Moore since before he completed ROGER AND ME in 1989. He is a harder worker than most leftie bloggers, and has sustained that for many years. I've been politically minded since I was ten years old in 1960-- when I handed out bumper stickers for John F. Kennedy. I have liked your work, but like many other modern liberals, I'm god-damn sick of the whining about how the end of the world is just around the corner. They complain that this is the worst time in history, because the right wing is in ascendency, and nothing can be done about it. But, wait, I've been around since 1950, when things were really terrible. Black people then couldn't go to white schools. Have you seen the new ELVIS movie? Were you forced to recite Christian prayers in public school? Were you kicked out of high school because your hair fell an inch over your ears? Did you live in a town with terrible air quality and poisoned rivers? Did you have friends who died in small wrecks because they didn't have seatbelts? Did you fear you'd be drafted and have a plan to sneak into Canada if you were?
I'm concerned that people today are being terrorized by all the media hype that we're in the end times. We faced the same issues-- and WORSE, but instead of endless gloom and doom essays, we found solutions to dealing with the fascists, who were much worse than today. So I'd much prefer to hear suggestions for solutions. Yes, bloviating with solutions, is much better than calling the whaambulance at the first slight. We learned as young rebels that mainstream America didn't give a good god damn about our complaints, wants and needs. We had to make do on our own, keep our heads down, and deal with it-- from the Weather People to Bob Dylan, to sit-ins. Don't complain about our situation, complain about how complacent so many are today. It's a new world, and I fought for good, enough already. If liberals can't get out and kick ass, they'll deserve all the shit that gets left in their path. So please stop complaining, and suggest some clever solutions (writing more gloom and doom articles may not cut it).