[lbo-talk] Time for Tough Love

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

andie nachgeborenen andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com, Wed Jun 8 
10:05:26 PDT 2005
>No doubt this is good advice about sexual behavior, as Savage's 
>advice so often is, and it is sort of amusing to read, but what's 
>the political relevance? What's the political equivalent of telling 
>whatever audience of ordinary Americans the likes of us might have, 
>Don't do that, you moron, that's irresponsible?
>
>One important difference is that in the situation that Savage 
>describes, the guy who's not going to play stupid isn't going to see 
>the others again, but we hope to build a "lasting relationship" with 
>ordinary Amricans (or residents of whatever country we may be in). 
>So maybe telling people off isn't a good . The point is to be 
>effective. not to be in a position to say I Told You So years later, 
>right? jks

The situation in warmaking that is most comparable to the barebacking 
example that Dan Savage discussed would be that you are told by a 
person -- be the person a total stranger, a friend, an acquaintance, 
or a family member -- that he or she wants to sign up for the US 
military.  Now, it's really time for Savage Tough Love: "You, moron, 
don't you dare do that!"  You should say that louder if you have a 
lasting relationship with the person and hope to have it for longer.

In even situations more complicated than that, though, US leftists 
might try Savage Tough Love for a change, as they've tried Kid Gloves 
for too long -- and none too successfully.
-- 
Yoshie

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