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July 13, 2011
Niggling the Future Away
Wretchard:
Any kind of real movement -- whether it be military action, labor market reform, budget reduction or even cracking down on crime -- in Western societies is now nearly impossible. Whole societies have been paralyzed by the need to service the status quo. Keeping things going, with only minor excursions, is now the prime directive of Western politics. Everyone spies on everyone else to enforce political correctness. Britain today is mesmerized by ....News of the World! But it doesn't give a hoot about Julian Assange. It has almost forgotten it is fighting Khadaffy and losing. Instead it is obsessed with ludicrously small issues. The political system worries endlessly about soap opera problems, sexual politics, racial quotas, "climate change" etc. This littleness promotes people like Herman Von Rompuy or Julia Gillard or Barack Obama -- complete ciphers -- to positions of power for no other reason than that they check all the boxes. A terrible diminuation of mind, an unbelievable poverty of thinking, has descended on the Western world. -- Belmont Club » Rope-A-Dope
Posted by Vanderleun at July 13, 2011 8:59 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Posted by: Call me Lennie at July 14, 2011 7:42 AM
It was meant to link to a comment in the thread beneath the article. Fixed now. Thanks.
Posted by: vanderleun at July 14, 2011 10:36 AM
I have been on a Winston Churchill reading kick for over a year, and this is the closest thing I've ever seen to his incisiveness and style, especially the crescendo of the final sentence. Bravo Mr. Fernandez! (Now, will PBS dare run this commentary on The Newshour?)
Posted by: David Foster at July 14, 2011 5:24 PM
I've noticed that Wretchard's comments on his own posts are often better than the original post.
Posted by: rickl at July 17, 2011 7:10 AM