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sophiaserpentiaSo the War on Christmas nonsense is continuing this year, and, as if this wasn't enough, here comes National Review editor Jonah Goldberg with a doozie: Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning, which sheds light on the intellectual link between modern American progressivism and European fascism.
What do the War on Christmas, Intelligent Design, and Liberal Fascism have in common? A mega "WTF!?" factor. I mean, seriously, i can only scratch my head in wonder at all of this energy being spent tilting at windmills on the Right. There is NO "war on Christmas." Intelligent Design is NOT real science. The white man is NOT the "Jew" of Liberal Fascism. Statements promoting these ideas are hyperbole to the tenth degree and sound like unfunny parodies.
My first response is to breathe a sigh of relief that at least they've taken a pause in dishing out accusations against gays and Mexicans as threats to Western civilization. But its really unsettling. What the hell does it mean that they are flooding our cultural discourse with this boxing at shadows gobbledygook?
It's got me worried, actually. Is this what happens next? The next phase in the war on meaning? Nonsense words get more and more airplay until real discourse and real science have no more room, no more funding, no more political support? Is it "crazy-making" writ large?
This "War on Christmas" crap is all fun and games until people actually start getting beaten. Soon, "liberal fascists" will start getting beaten, too. All in the name of "freedom."
It seems to me that most of the people appalled by this trend are loathe to legitimize this crap by challenging it, trusting people to see it for the crap it is. Unfortunately, i don't think we have the luxury of ignoring it and hoping it will go away.
What do the War on Christmas, Intelligent Design, and Liberal Fascism have in common? A mega "WTF!?" factor. I mean, seriously, i can only scratch my head in wonder at all of this energy being spent tilting at windmills on the Right. There is NO "war on Christmas." Intelligent Design is NOT real science. The white man is NOT the "Jew" of Liberal Fascism. Statements promoting these ideas are hyperbole to the tenth degree and sound like unfunny parodies.
My first response is to breathe a sigh of relief that at least they've taken a pause in dishing out accusations against gays and Mexicans as threats to Western civilization. But its really unsettling. What the hell does it mean that they are flooding our cultural discourse with this boxing at shadows gobbledygook?
It's got me worried, actually. Is this what happens next? The next phase in the war on meaning? Nonsense words get more and more airplay until real discourse and real science have no more room, no more funding, no more political support? Is it "crazy-making" writ large?
This "War on Christmas" crap is all fun and games until people actually start getting beaten. Soon, "liberal fascists" will start getting beaten, too. All in the name of "freedom."
It seems to me that most of the people appalled by this trend are loathe to legitimize this crap by challenging it, trusting people to see it for the crap it is. Unfortunately, i don't think we have the luxury of ignoring it and hoping it will go away.
