I was going to take a break but this I cannot resist: today I read of a planned meeting of "liberals" in Atlanta styled "Netroots Nation". The report was in a very leftist newspaper so it may even be accurate. Promised are appearances by Al Gore, in which he will pontificate on climate and renew his expired ten year license for pronunciamentos of imminent planetary immolation and inundation; also emerging will be Elizabeth Warren, who we may expect to squeek and throw her impotent left in geriatric dudgeon. But this is what really made me swallow my gum: a workshop will be granted on "Resisting Trump in times of national emergency" especially that which would motivate the majority to "rally round the flag". Why, horrors! Really, I ain't bull s-----ing! With war with N.Korea perhaps at hand, the timing of this is somewhat suspect (isn't it?) Oh dear, I wish they had invited me but since they have been as presumptuous as to demur, I'll have to imagine the experience.
If in situ I would of course make haste to attend that workshop, where I would mention the passing resemblance of the subject to treason. I'm sure my inquiry would be answered in an objective and engaging manner. Then I'd start looking for old familiar faces and strictly "relevant" amusements ("relevant",now that's what we used to say in those halcyon days instead of the tiresomely prolix "political correctness"). William Ayers and his inamorata Bernardine can be hoped for attendees and fond recollections of facilitating the luxurious excursions of the Vietnam boat people and delicious reprises of the pleasures of extolling the Manson family's manifest skill in butchering the perfidious LoBiancas would be popular pastimes in their august presence. Tom Toles' spontaneous charcoals of cherished events such as the Challenger explosion ("those pesky 'O' rings"as he once put it) would be well received. The Andres Serrano National Endowment for the Arts pavilion would afford to all crucifixes well placed for convenient urination together with classic portraits of the Holy Virgin, fixed in proximity for accurate defecation thereupon. Suitable ammo would be provided gratis if functionally unavailable. Sinead O'Connor would be blithe to aid in enjoyment of these pastimes. Sonorous broadcast choruses of the expectorate on returning soldiers anthem "Ohio" would regale all attendees.
But there is a big problem for all this. For all that seventy year old Vietnam protest veterans yearn to relive their salad days they won't get much turnout; after all, those leftist boomers, that part of the generation which "felt" itself far too precious to defend its country, are getting too old to be called on and there is no draft. So their undoubted overriding priority in their epic resistance to the "immorality" of confronting benevolent Communist savagery - avoiding the draft and saving their asses - is moot. And that they were unquestionably just was proven by the election of the unimpeachable"Bill" Clinton wasn't it? Too bad they weren't 18 in 1940; just think of all the needless bother avoided. Oh well. Jack
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It's telling that the lefties would be worried about the impact of a "national emergency" on their subversive messaging. I think they're right: war with North Korea would divide the nation between a majority of patriots and a minority of Never Trumpers. It would be a healthy development, in my opinion! It might even put the media on its heels for a change.
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