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Neal Boortz reports that Media Matters doesn’t see things his way on Katrina victims. Keep in mind that what Neal said isn’t really the point of the link, the point is the comments made in reaction on MM’s website.
It’s such a funny thing about progressives. Theirs is supposed to be the intellectual product of common sense and logic. Of course they don’t come out and call it that…it would carry a sense of obligation…they’re much more inclined to call opposing viewpoints stupid. And “angry.”
And they’re all supposed to be about “lifting the downtrodden” out of their “predicaments.”
But when there’s trouble on the town for those downtrodden, and someone like Boortz comes out and discusses ways it could have been avoided, the response from progressives is quick. It never seems to be very encouraging to the process of finding ways to avoid disaster for the downtrodden who might face it at a later time. And if ideas must be all logical or all emotional, well, those progressive reactions look pretty emotional from where I sit.
And it seems to always go down this way. Of course you do have to wait awhile for someone to grow some stones like Neal’s and say some stuff, but once that happens, the results aren’t mixed. The progressives are outspoken; the progressives are angry; the progressives are emotional; they aren’t what anyone would call “logical” and they damn sure aren’t anxious to explore ways to improve the plight of the poor, poor, pitiful poor. Not beyond the next hat to be passed ’round.
It’s as if nothing can ever be your fault, unless you have a bank account with a comma in the current balance. Short of that, you’re perfect in every way, and every little disappointment you have in life is someone else’s fault.
Oh that’s right, one other thing — if you oppose the progressives, you’re “extreme.” But you can oppose them unintentionally, simply by believing in exceptions to things; by using the word “sometimes.” You know, that isn’t my definition of extremism.
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It is forbidden, as I found out myself, to say anything that might imply the “victims” of Katrina are just scamming scum.
That’s the rule.
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- Webloggin - Blog Archive » Media Matters on Boortz on Katrina | 02/05/2008 @ 09:39Yeah, Boortz was a bit over the top harsh about it. I’m sure there were many, many tragic situations that don’t deserve to be painted over with such a broad brush.
But the whole “Bush’s Fault” bit… I mean, New Orleans and Louisiana had known for well over 35 years that a direct hit by a major hurricane on that city would be devastating. I’d seen at least 3 TV documentaries on that fact before I ever visited the place.
Tons of state and federal money had been thrown down there to solve it, but corrupt politicians (incidentally mostly Demorcrats) used the money instead to buy votes and other things for themselves instead while they banked on luck.
Then when their luck ran out, they go and blame the federal government because they didn’t use it for infrastructure, public service education on the threat and how to stay prpepared and an evacuation plan. Somehow that’s the Federal Government’s fault.
On top of that, the Federal help that was sent was held back by the governor of Louisiana because she felt it was an overreach of federal power.
It’s all about bitterness over the 2000 election.
This was once a country where everybody was expected to take responsibility for their own welfare. If they tried and fell short, their families, friends, and neighbors and local communities helped out. It worked pretty well, mostly because people knew they were expected to take care of themselves and most of them just did it, and without complaining.
- philmon | 02/05/2008 @ 21:13