Face It, That's an Oxymoron!
by William Boardman
Making fun of the assortment of Republican candidates for pretender
as some sort of clown show is easy enough to do, which is probably one
reason so many people do it. But that sort of ridicule is so
insubstantial, so irrelevant, that it ends up serving as a form of
endorsement of the motley crew, as if, underneath it all, these are
actually serious people. This implied endorsement is reinforced by the tepid questions
they are asked in conjunction with media coverage of their mostly
foolish answers to pointless questions, as if this charade were somehow a
meaningful and sober way to choose a leader.
Actually, it’s all a big joke. The participants must know it’s a big joke, but it works for them, it protects them from answering hard questions with possibly dangerous, relevant answers, AND it lets them throw verbal cream pies in each others’ faces – what’s to hate? And the media know it’s all a big joke, which works for them, pandering to ugly prejudices, treating truth and lie as equals, and getting good ratings from pie-in-the-face lovers of almost all opinions.
Actually, it’s all a big joke. The participants must know it’s a big joke, but it works for them, it protects them from answering hard questions with possibly dangerous, relevant answers, AND it lets them throw verbal cream pies in each others’ faces – what’s to hate? And the media know it’s all a big joke, which works for them, pandering to ugly prejudices, treating truth and lie as equals, and getting good ratings from pie-in-the-face lovers of almost all opinions.
No comments:
Post a Comment