It's not surprising, Berube wrote, that after seeing something as mind bogglingly large as the WTC's collapse a person might become a bit bloodthirsty - it would be unfortunate but certainly unsurprising.
But why, once they've accepted a portion of the imperialist viewt, do converts later start nattering on about ancient ultra-conservative talking points such as Jane Fonda in Hanoi and Ted Kennedy's sordid past?
Hitchens' eagerness to appear on right-wing radio shows spouting the dullest (and also most dangerous) sort of propaganda - that the Left loves terrorists and throws birthday parties for ObL - is just the kind of in for a penny in for a pound metamorphosis Berube was talking about.
It's as if there's only a fixed quantity of original thought the mind can endure - once you've reached your limit it's time to call upon off-the-shelf beliefs.
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I never liked you Rusty...you were always a smart alec, a sass mouth and a bit of a giggle puss.
Dr. Impossible
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