February 2, 2010
Something Something Watergate
Remember those activists that “busted” Acorn and earned themselves a Roman Triumph on Fox & Friends? Well, they’re in jail now for breaking into a Senator’s office and the NYT has a nice little write up on their exploits:
[They were] fostered by a group of men and women in their late teens and early 20s with a taste for showmanship and a shared sense of political alienation — a sort of political reverse image of the left-wing Yippies of the 1960s. They studied leftist activism of years past as their prototype, looking to the tactics of Saul Alinsky, the Chicago community organizer who laid the framework for grass-roots activism in the ’60s, as well as those of gay rights and even Communist groups.
They held “affirmative action” bake sales with prices set based on the age and race of the buyer, posed as donors to Planned Parenthood seeking to contribute to the abortion of African-American fetuses only, and held a mock “Love Thy Prisoner” campaign to find American homes for Guantánamo inmates.
It’s hard not to feel like we’re all intentionally tipping left on the scale here, but I’m unsure what else to expect when the other side empties itself of all substance?
Seriously, I’m not sure how to respond to these folks anymore. Any suggestions?
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The only thing I have been able to figure out that helps me move past the anger I feel in response to actions such as these is to really try and understand that those individuals are acting out from a place of intense fear. The individuals are so unaware of their own emotions they don’t realize what the source of their decisions and actions is. If they did they would be able to figure out a better way to express their feelings. Once I see this, I begin to understand that these poor people are basically unconscious and will not know the full joy of life the way I will know it. Now I have moved through my anger and can continue experiencing happiness. I also remind myself not to take it personal and in no way do I have the resposibility of giving a response.
What do you mean “These Folks”? Republicans? That seems pretty weak.
I can understand the “fear” part, but in living in that fear, to what or whom can we put our trust? For this reason, I can’t figure this period in history out. The closest thing I feel I should compare it to is maybe the Great Depression with its mistrust of capitalism and progressive reforms. But that can’t happen today because our mistrust in enterprise has been surpassed by our mistrust of government. Doubt is so pervasive now that a Government statement isn’t even credible unless another organization said so. So who says so? The Media? Fox News? The NY Times?
This all feels kind of nihilistic.