the squishing... the squishing... (was Re: [lbo-talk] Hitch returns to 7th grade)

[Dennis Perrin]

> Kelley blessed us with:
> > Willful Ignorance
> > The antiwar Left just doesn't get reality.
> >
> > By Mark Goldblatt
> > <...>
>
> > Denying that the U.S. is the most benevolent world power
> > in the history of the planet is indeed akin to denying that
> > the Holocaust happened in the sense that it's so beyond
> > debate that it's pointless to begin laying out evidence in
> > support; the effort only dignifies the irrationality of those
> > who would deny it. To deny it, in essence, is to deny that
> > real world exists, that the past really happened - which
> > perhaps excuses postmodern intellectuals, who deny such
> > things on a regular basis.


> But that's the whole point of anti-anti-American scoldings, isn't it?
> Concede American benevolence, or you're willfully ignorant to the point
> of Holocaust denial.
>
> -- Shane

To say that Goldblatt's piece is stupid and that his main point about
"benevolence" is unprovable is being kind. I read the thing and simply
laughed -- Goldblatt offers no real evidence to advance his position. He
simply says it's true, as evident as air, and if you disagree you're a
Holohoaxer or simply crazy. If anybody here feels despair about the current
scene, read this dreck and know what we're up against. It ain't much.

DP