I'm glad someone started a thread on this article. I saw it earlier and wondered why it hadn't yet appeared.
Chait raises one very interesting point: Left-wing self loathing is exhausting. They incessantly demand of themselves. Blacks can't just be called blacks; they must be called People of Color (5 syllables) or African Americans (6 syllables). I guess whites don't get to be called Caucasian Americans.
They fight themselves and this is their ultimate demise.
How I have evolved. A decade ago I wouldn't have thought much of him one way or another. Now his image promptly fills me with disgust. Everything about him, the soft face, the appeasing look, just screams weak.
If I stop and think hard, I can imagine his feelings of inferiority, because I once made myself feel the same way.
But I'd rather forget that.
Chait raises one very interesting point: Left-wing self loathing is exhausting. They incessantly demand of themselves. Blacks can't just be called blacks; they must be called People of Color (5 syllables) or African Americans (6 syllables). I guess whites don't get to be called Caucasian Americans.
They fight themselves and this is their ultimate demise.
Quote: (01-30-2015 12:08 AM)DrewP Wrote:
How I have evolved. A decade ago I wouldn't have thought much of him one way or another. Now his image promptly fills me with disgust. Everything about him, the soft face, the appeasing look, just screams weak.
If I stop and think hard, I can imagine his feelings of inferiority, because I once made myself feel the same way.
But I'd rather forget that.