On the Unpopularity of Leftish TV shows....

[Justin Schwartz]

>Yes, up to a point you're right. But it's also a problem with left culture 
>that people are often afraid to be nasty or funny - and they have no sense 
>of the emotional potency of hate. You see proclamations that such-and-such 
>is a "hate-free zone." Yeah, right, that's the way to deal with hate - just 
>declare it off limits. Hate isn't going to go away - we just need better 
>targets.
>

Right. Much of American left culture has evolved into an unbearably pious 
form. It's no accident, as Uncle Joe used to say, that our most popular 
spokespeople are our funniest--Michael Moore, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower. 
Also a good many cartoonists, lately, that guy who does Boondocks. Btw, old 
Moustaches is a very funny, angry, vitriolic writer--despite the canard 
about Capital being unreadable (it is difficult), it actually has a lot of 
good jokes.

jks

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