[Khaled] You wouldn't say, I want my heart surgeon to be an average everyday Joe, and have him do my bypass as opposed to some elitist, rich, college educated Cardiovascular specialist. Would You?
[Arlo] Good to hear from, amigo. Yeah, the whole "elitism" thing is nothing more than distraction. Its representative of the low-register dialogue of modern American politics. What's funny is that the Hilton/Spears imagery used by McCain sums up exactly the tenor of the dialogue. That is what we WANT, a "E-News" gossip hour about fist-bumps, arugula and tempers rather than a substantive dialogue. Our "news" channels (including both the "main stream" and "right-wing" outlets) cater to our desire for fluff over substance. In this sense, McCain is absolutely right, only missing that in our modern circus he and Obama are both every bit as much clowns as Hilton and Spears. The whole arugula thing is the best example of this. What is arugula? A healthy green that packs more nutrients than iceberg lettuce, is better for us, and yet if one eats it one is "elitist". Its as if making a bad nutritional decision is something we should be proud of (there's that "pride in their ignorance" thing). Question, does eating Romaine lettuce make one an "elitist"? What about spinach? What about "baby spinach"? What about collard greens? Would eating arugula be elitist if instead of "arugula" it was named "nascar lettuce"? Are there no "common folk" who eat arugula? I get mine from our local coop farm, about as earthy as folk come. Does vegetable elitism hold over to other vegetables? If I prefer Yukon Gold potatoes to Idahos, am I elitist? What about sweet potatoes? Yams? What if I prefer baby redskin potatoes? Elitist? But again, this is all just moronic theatre to keep the dialogue off substantive points. And it does remind me of an old Dilbert exchange. Dilbert: I believe it's what's inside a person that counts. Dogbert: How can you get respect for hidden qualities? Dilbert: You have to act humble while generating as many clues as possible. Dogbert: So, you recommend being a deceitful, manipulative, hypocritical, braggart? Dilbert: It's a funny world. Yes... it is. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
