paulitician
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The worst thing about propaganda of any flavor is that it works, even and especially on the intelligent. Populism is the artery in which many bad ideas gain speed. Public intellectuals seeking public approval often take bad ideas, add a twist and make them their own. If approval is rendered, the intellectual then risks becoming intractably invested in the bad idea and a de facto propagandist himself. Such is the case with Charles M. Blow.
In a December 16 op-ed in The New York Times, Blow observes and laments that Americans are not as divided as he thinks we ought to be. Citing a recent Gallup poll showing that the majority of Americans do not see our society as ordered into haves and have-nots, Blow throws up his hands and names the phenomena the new American delusion. He also calls us deniers, employing the new go-to slur for anyone who disagrees with liberalisms articles of faith.
Blows frustration stems from the fact that, according to Gallup, class envy is subsiding. To put a cherry on top of a delicious liberal-fantasy-meets-reality sundae, his column begins with an unwitting confession in the form of a question: Is income inequality becoming the new global warming?
The short answer is yes, but the confession is much more compelling.
Income inequality and global warming what could these two unique and entirely unrelated problems have in common? And why would a liberal pundit pout, almost longingly, that we, the deluded, denying masses, dont see them as existential threats?
Read more: Global Warming | Income Inequality | Propaganda and frustration in The New York Times | The Daily Caller
In a December 16 op-ed in The New York Times, Blow observes and laments that Americans are not as divided as he thinks we ought to be. Citing a recent Gallup poll showing that the majority of Americans do not see our society as ordered into haves and have-nots, Blow throws up his hands and names the phenomena the new American delusion. He also calls us deniers, employing the new go-to slur for anyone who disagrees with liberalisms articles of faith.
Blows frustration stems from the fact that, according to Gallup, class envy is subsiding. To put a cherry on top of a delicious liberal-fantasy-meets-reality sundae, his column begins with an unwitting confession in the form of a question: Is income inequality becoming the new global warming?
The short answer is yes, but the confession is much more compelling.
Income inequality and global warming what could these two unique and entirely unrelated problems have in common? And why would a liberal pundit pout, almost longingly, that we, the deluded, denying masses, dont see them as existential threats?
Read more: Global Warming | Income Inequality | Propaganda and frustration in The New York Times | The Daily Caller