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~ The Old Gray Mare She Ain't What She Used to be ~
A report from Saturday's anti-war rally: "It is sad that in thirty years, the U.S. Left hasn’t come up with a better idea than socialism."
When the first Gulf War came around in 1990, everyone remarked how the protest movement was so obviously composed of 60s holdouts trying to recapture old glory. Being the generation that grew up as America came to terms with what these people did to soldiers and society in their vainglorious attempt at "revolution", we treated them with the sad contempt they so richly deserved.
A full generation later, and it seems they're marshaling for one last sortie, one last skirmish, one final attempt at raising a red flag over the captiol. It appears the generation that has grown up without clear memory of social chaos and its guilt-ridden aftermath are more than happy to fill out their Geritol-addled ranks.
One of the most interesting comments that he made was that without the prospect of the draft, it's damn difficult for today's youth to get that motivated. I hadn't thought of that, but it does make sense. That and attempting to fight for a discredited political system doesn't seem to fit. If you're going to fight, at least pick a side that has a chance of winning.
Besides, socialism might make their iPods go away.
And what's a captiol?
Posted by: ron on January 30, 2007 07:14 PMThis is a capitol: http://www.aoc.gov/
Posted by: Scott on January 31, 2007 08:46 AMIt's "new English." The post-modernist self-esteem building classes instituted in the 90s are bearing their fruit, to the horror of the instructors who were once its most ardent defenders.
Okay, I thought it was something seen in one of the rally photographs, instead of the post. Oh well.
I'm just yanking Scott's chain for spelling errors. Much like he gives me shit about the Cowboys.
Posted by: ron on January 31, 2007 09:57 PM