Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Unity
Normally the brand-R commentators show a certain variety of subject if not opinion. The Fox boys and Rush chant the official daily RNC line, which is almost always ZERO TAXES FOR MILLIONAIRES.
Others like Larson, Doyle and Savage often hit different points relating to immigration or environment or the Wall Street Mafia, disagreeing solidly with RNC at times.
Today, with Obama proposing a tiny increase in taxes for the rich, all the brand-R rich boys are singing the tax song verbatim.
All voices sing:
WAAAAHHH!
DON'T TAX ME, BRO! DON'T TAX ME, BRO! DON'T TAX ME, BRO!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
It's remarkable how a real threat unifies people.
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Semi-related: Apparently Harry Reid made some stupid comment about the "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance being responsible for the War of Northern Aggression.
Doyle noted the stupidity, stating correctly that "under God" wasn't there until 1954.
I knew the whole Pledge was considerably newer than the 1860s, so I looked it up.
Turns out the Pledge was written in 1892, so I was right about the chronology... but the origin is a lot more interesting than I had thought. The pledge was written by Francis Bellamy, an avowed socialist, cousin of dystopia writer Edward Bellamy (who I've mentioned several times lately).
Francis Bellamy intended the pledge to induce socialist patriotism, not just any old patriotism. Over the years the pledge (and Bellamy's original raised-right-hand salute!) were modified to suit non-socialist purposes. ¶ 12:54 PM
Others like Larson, Doyle and Savage often hit different points relating to immigration or environment or the Wall Street Mafia, disagreeing solidly with RNC at times.
Today, with Obama proposing a tiny increase in taxes for the rich, all the brand-R rich boys are singing the tax song verbatim.
All voices sing:
WAAAAHHH!
DON'T TAX ME, BRO! DON'T TAX ME, BRO! DON'T TAX ME, BRO!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
It's remarkable how a real threat unifies people.
= = = = =
Semi-related: Apparently Harry Reid made some stupid comment about the "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance being responsible for the War of Northern Aggression.
Doyle noted the stupidity, stating correctly that "under God" wasn't there until 1954.
I knew the whole Pledge was considerably newer than the 1860s, so I looked it up.
Turns out the Pledge was written in 1892, so I was right about the chronology... but the origin is a lot more interesting than I had thought. The pledge was written by Francis Bellamy, an avowed socialist, cousin of dystopia writer Edward Bellamy (who I've mentioned several times lately).
Francis Bellamy intended the pledge to induce socialist patriotism, not just any old patriotism. Over the years the pledge (and Bellamy's original raised-right-hand salute!) were modified to suit non-socialist purposes. ¶ 12:54 PM
