Gore reveals what turned the press against him: postmodernism

andie nachgeborenen andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 27 10:48:08 PST 2002


He's doomed. Any politician who could even mention terms like "postmodernism" and "nihilism" in this context is so far out of touch one wonders how he got to be a Senator or a VP.

jks

--- Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> wrote:
> RE:
>
http://www2.observer.com/observer/pages/frontpage1.asp
>
> For now, Mr. Gore can only attempt to explain what
> motivates the
> ceaseless lampooning he continues to face from
> America's columnists and
> commentators. "That's postmodernism," he offered.
> "It's the combination
> of narcissism and nihilism that really defines
> postmodernism, and that's
> another interview for another time, if you're
> interested in it.
>
>
> I think it is a fair characterization of
> postmodernizm, although I do
> not think pomo has much to do with Mr. Gore's
> unpopularity. IMHO, it is
> a combination of Mr. Gore's image as a sanctimonius
> stuffed shirt and
> the eagerness of media hacks to serve their
> corporate masters who do not
> like Mr. Gore.
>
> Wojtek
>

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