Looks like the democrats want to bring good manners back into fashion. Talk about hypocrisy! I don’t mean all democrats of course, I refer to those out front, presenting themselves as spokespeople for the party, and really American policy. I refer to those who made their professions from spreading vitriol are now, late in their lives, asking for others to be nice.
People like James Carville, whose only accomplishment, getting Bill Clinton elected, sprouted from a victory over his then girlfriend, Mary Matlin; a middle aged woman who had two failed marriages behind her. Together they scripted not just the election process, but over time, taught us how to treat each other. They coined such terms as the bimbo brigade. Not attacking policies, or politicians, or people who put themselves in the deep water, but women. Women too vulnerable, too naive to be able to protect themselves from a cad with an agenda and assistance from the feminist movement.
Because of their own agendas, they manipulated the public into punishing those they chose to scapegoat. It still stuns me how effective they’ve been making us believe that all of Bill Clintons’ sins belong on the back of a 22 year old intern. They may have had high minds at one point, but not for long. Eventually they did what they did, just to show themselves they could. So impressed with themselves, that rationality left them. Maiming a woman, for no reason at all, was not thought to be inappropriate. They became the characters from the movie Network.
They who taught us to turn on each other, are still taking shots at the little people. Calling them names and criticizing not just their different positions, but them personally.
Mary Matlin and James Carville continue to work (even though neither has their candidate in the White House) as a “point/counterpoint” team publicly exchanging previously agreed to barbs in matches less believable than those brought to us by the World Wrestling Federation. They (Clinton supporters and their symbiotic dopleganners) have become so acclimated to the controlled, choreographed, mutually beneficial battles, that they are genuinely surprised when an unknown, unscripted actor pushes back.
They are aging bullies, who probably for the first time in their lives, are beginning to appreciate their own frailties.
It’s hard to refuse a plea for mercy. It’s also very dangerous to consider bullies pleas for mercy genuine. They are more apt to squeeze off a couple of crocodile tears, only to follow those up with an attack. If they choose to show the kindness they hope to see for themselves, if they choose to walk away, then fine. But if their just trying to use our kindness against us to hold ground, then there’s nothing to do but wallop them.
It’s your responsibility to be mindful of where you place your pity. Ask yourself if you really think you can benefit from a manners lesson from the likes of James Carville?
