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Jurassic President
But Obama is not in the early 21st century, or not in the same 21st century the rest of us inhabit. Instead, hes preserved in the amber of an echo chamber where the romanticized version of the thirties seen through the new-agey 1970s is paradise. In his circles, denying this vision is akin to insisting the sky is made of cheese.I dont share his view, but I can understand it because we do move in intellectually similar circles. As an author and, further, a science fiction author, and as someone who has moved in and out of academic circles over the years, I know that artists, academics, and self-described intellectuals have self-selected themselves into an almost parallel universe of leftist chic and wishful thinking. In that universe, if only Carter had served a second term, wed have all-green-energy, caring, helpful, gentle, earth-loving communities, no competition, and a mandated minimum wage of $100 per hour that somehow works perfectly and doesnt bankrupt any businesses. Posted by: Beavis 2011-04-22 |
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