July, 2022 archive
Culture
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Stuart N. Brotman argues that there’s nothing new about “cancel culture.” Here’s a little bit from his article:
I think that an important distinction is often missing from the discussion of “cancel culture” and those who defend themselves by claiming that (any) criticism of their actions is an attempt to “cancel” them.
It is one thing to defend oneself by claiming that one is being “canceled” if one is being criticized for something that some faction finds in bad taste or offensive, as was the case with many of the examples cited by Brotman.
It’s quite another to defend oneself by claiming that one is being “canceled” if one is being criticized for fomenting antisocial or criminal behavior, such as, for example, just to pick one, storming the Capitol and overthrowing the results of a lawful election.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The AAA issues guidelines on how to avoid the proliferation of random acts of politeness on automotive arteries.
Aside:
I must say, events demonstrate daily that the National Riflemakers Association has a rather odd definition of what means this word, “polite.”
Misnomer 0
At The Philadephia Inquirer, Kevin Dowling, scion of a conservative Main Line father, makes a compelling case that news reporters, editorialists, and pundits who refer to today’s Republican Party as “conservative” don’t know that that word has meant historically.
Afterthought:
I lived on the Main Line for three years, but I lived in Narberth, which railroaders dubbed “Hungrytown,” because “all the hungry railroaders lived there.”
It was a wonderful town, and I truly enjoyed my time there.
A Sign of the Times 0
As Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.“
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael Paul Williams is less than impressed with Virginia’s Governor Trumpkin’s appointees. Here’s what he has to say about one of them (emphasis added):
Our moment of racial reckoning, teetering on the brink, does not need a Confederate apologist. But here comes McLean, who likened Abraham Lincoln’s attempt to preserve the Union to “Russia invading Ukraine” during a July 18 interview on John Reid’s talk show on WRVA radio. She also claimed that “slavery would have been outlawed in the South within five or 10 years, but they wanted to do it on their own time.”
I can only assume that “they” were not considering the desired timetable of the enslaved.
Follow the link for the others in his list.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner exposes a child to politeness.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom points out that America does not seem able to escape its original sin of chattel slavery.
Republican Family Values 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini points out that, since the Dobbs decision, supporters of that decision are proving that “pro-life” is exactly what they are not.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Grung_e_Gene is somewhat less circumspect.
Disorder in the Court 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino decodes de code.
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“The Eagle Has Landed” 0
No, not that eagle. This eagle.
