A lot of what Thompson says is also a lot of why I decided in the 90's that I no longer wanted to consider myself liberal, even though I still hold many ostensibly liberal beliefs. The behavior and attitudes I've observed out of so many prominent liberals in the news and in my personal life are just not anything I respect, anymore, and I am turned off by the fact that many of them seem to hate so very much.
Even in this comment section, there are people who simply cannot admit the possibility that maybe Thompson was writing his honest feelings on the matter. Because he's 'gone conservative,' everything he says is suspect, it must all be rhetorical manipulation and outright lies; he can't possibly be speaking about a situation as he sses it.
I'll admit, I might be more positively disposed to Thompson's article because so much of what he wrote mirrors my own feelings and struck a chord with me. Maybe his tone really is sarcastic, and I'm just missing it. But as far as I'm concerned, he's just expressing the same sad frustration that I feel.
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Date: 2005-05-27 02:07 am (UTC)Even in this comment section, there are people who simply cannot admit the possibility that maybe Thompson was writing his honest feelings on the matter. Because he's 'gone conservative,' everything he says is suspect, it must all be rhetorical manipulation and outright lies; he can't possibly be speaking about a situation as he sses it.
I'll admit, I might be more positively disposed to Thompson's article because so much of what he wrote mirrors my own feelings and struck a chord with me. Maybe his tone really is sarcastic, and I'm just missing it. But as far as I'm concerned, he's just expressing the same sad frustration that I feel.
Chantal