Mediocrity: the only alternative to Freedom-Hatred in the absence of active conservatism
Michael Weiss at Pajamas Media details the nature of Bloomberg’s stint as NYC mayor. A classic portrait of an opportunist who has been so busy climbing some percieved success ladder while harboring vague notions of what he ought to care about on a policy and overarching-philosophy level that he’s a hugely easy mark for every goofball Freedom-Hater in the book. A whole city suffers as a result.
Money line: “The kind of velvet fascism that rules American corporate culture now rules Gotham.”
July 1st, 2008 at 2:45 pm
When you start talking in absolutes like “the only alternative,” aren’t you treading on dangerous ground? Might need weaponry to back that up. And, if so, is that truly the way?
July 1st, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Here in this country tis of us, sweet land of liberty , in which we are so blessedly free to live/work/play, eat/pray/love (within limits sometimes set by law, just or unjust, as the Supreme Court may adjudicate and the Justice Dept. may mandate, and the FBI and DEA may confiscate), I thank our Father, the Great I am, and any gods/goddesses/seraphim/cherubim/bodhisattva/guides, etc.,etc. truly in the mix that I myself and mine do not find myself in a country like, say, Zimbabwe. The voters here will decide what the next provisional alternatives are. Thank God! Or our lucky stars.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:42 pm
And depending on how they decide, you may wind up living in a country very much like Zimbabwe.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:46 pm
See ya at the shootin’ range then.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:47 pm
The Supremes said we could have ‘em to clean now, and all I hear is griping from the right that the split was as close as 5 to 4.
July 1st, 2008 at 9:51 pm
To hear the neo-cons, in their previous incarnations in the post-last Big One period, we should all be living under Communism now. Domino and other theories. Guess I might not be around to hear you ever say “I told you so.” Or was that when men where men, back when, when we were fighting Communism, rather than trying to capitalize upon it?