Den oresonliga vänstern i USA

published Jul 12, 2008 07:18   by admin ( last modified Jul 12, 2008 07:18 )

En del av vänstern i USA, dvs de som stöder demokraterna, har en tendens att bete sig illa när någon republikan dör. De kanske inte är så många i procent räknat, men de gör mycket väsen av sig. I en diskussionstråd om att en pressekreterare för den nuvarande administrationen dött, var det en hel del som var mycket glada för frånfället. Andra reagerade mot detta, men fick svar av denna typ:

 

Somacandra [TotalFark] Quote 2008-07-12 12:08:11 PM  
JonnyBGoode:My point exactly. as bad as LBJ might have been, people on the right would never even think of dancing over the death of one of their political opponents...And incidentally, Nixon got us out of Vietnam. I would think that would have been praiseworthy.

Those on the Right dance and rejoice when anonymous brown people in other countries are killed as a result of U.S. foreign policy. They fly flags and have parades and "support the troops" to dress up their bloodlust,[...]

 

Många av kommentarerna i tråden var inte ett helt trevligt sätt att kommentera en människas död. Anledningen är ju att en del i vänstern anser de i högern i USA vara onda, demoner, som JonnyBGoode skrev i sitt inlägg som besvarades ovan:

JonnyBGoode [TotalFark] Quote 2008-07-12 11:56:24 AM  
Somacandra:And a lot of leftists danced when LBJ (D) and Nixon (R) died too, because of what they did in Vietnam.

My point exactly. as bad as LBJ might have been, people on the right would never even think of dancing over the death of one of their political opponents. We're not going to dance over Clinton, either. (Well... maybe for Hillary... >/joke<) People on the right view people on the left as just that: political opponents with an different (and from the right's perspective, misguided) point of view. People on the far left (and not-so-far left, these days) view people on the right as simply evil incarnate.

And incidentally, Nixon got us out of Vietnam. I would think that would have been praiseworthy. Oh yea, I forgot. Republican. Evil. Right, nevermind.

 

Jag undrar var det hatet kommer från? En gissning är att de en del på vänsterkanten ser samhället som väldigt tätt ihopkopplat, så att alla hänger ihop (vilket ibland kan leda till sammansvärjningsteorier), medan de på högersidan känner sig mer skyddade från andra människors handlingar.

Faran med att se allting som hopkopplat är att det är lätt att bli en utilitarist och börja med en "ändamålen helgar medlen" -spiral. Diskussionen på Fark urartade till den grad att den normal osynlige moderatorn (han/hon dyker väl upp offentligt i en tråd av tusen eller så) fick säga till:

Fark welcomes a variety of political views. There are a lot of people here, and it seems that no two are in the same place on the political spectrum. That said, hate speech will not be tolerated here. If you are here to indicate that you agree or disagree with everything that the person did, you are welcome to do so. If you are here to agree or disagree with the current political administration, you are also welcome to do so. If you cannot find a way to express that sentiment respectfully, please hold off posting until you can.

Somacandra var dock inte en av de från vänstern som gottade sig. Han skrev först bara så här:

Somacandra [TotalFark] Quote 2008-07-12 10:07:06 AM  
That's terrible. There was a lot I didn't agree with Mr. Snow on, but I found him to be a genuinely gracious human being. He did pretty well for someone who had a bachelor's degree in Philosophy. In fact, he appears to have influenced President Bush's reading of Albert Camus's The Stranger, as well as tutoring the President on Existentialism. (new window) R.I.P., and best to his family. Its not often one quits the White House staff because you need to make more money to put your kids through college, but kudos for Mr. Snow for putting his family first.


Anledningen att jag citerade honom och inte någon av de mer rabiata är att tråden städats upp en del nu och att hans resonemang just visade på det här "allt är hoppkoplat"-synsättet.


Läs mer: FARK.com: (3730843) Former Bush press secretary Tony Snow dead of cancer at age 53