[lbo-talk] Shaivo finale on my part (for real)

Tom Walker timework at telus.net
Thu Mar 24 18:19:37 PST 2005


>But the burning question is "Why, SPECIFICALLY, Terri Schiavo?"

Because unlike the other cases mentioned, the Schiavo matter is unequivocally private. It is the perfect American inversion of the political: that which is eminently public -- e.g., the decision to go to war, the grounds for such a decision -- is made the private and secret affair of top officials. It follows that the American population (it would be a misnomer to call them a "public") are only entitled to opinions on those matters that are, strictly speaking, none of their damn business.

Then there is the distinct possibility that a certain percentage mistake Schiavo for the actor who played Kojak on TV.

The Sandwichman



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