May 08, 2003

Pessimism of the Left

Scott at Wunderkinder takes a whack at the far-left (what he calls "The insane wing of the Democratic party, led by Ramsey Clark and Susan Sarandon and all the rest"). He makes some good points about their privilege and disingenuous tactics. But my favorite is this:
"But perhaps the worst thing, to me, is the overriding pessimism of this crowd. They no longer believe in America. They've convinced themselves that America does not, and will not, exist, no matter what they do. So they sit back, they read, and they take potshots.
"They fight amongst themselves to see who can come up with the most half-assed comparison between a Republican and an infamous character from history. "I'll give you a buck for an odious connection between Richard Perle and Idi Amin."
"They no longer fight to fix what is wrong with our country. They move into our colleges and universities, they write books about who ruined America and why it cannot be fixed, and then they teach our children how America is broken and cannot be fixed."

Posted by jk at May 8, 2003 01:59 PM
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