I sent the following letter to the Nation, regarding Michael Moore's
piece. --Ellen Frank
OK, Michael. If we're going to start down this road of name-calling
and downright cantankerousness, maybe you and the little lady from Sears
should think on this.
The arrogant, clueless left you affect to so despise were a step
or two ahead of regular folks on the issues. When our government
was making Central America safe for US multinationals, who was
out protesting? When right wingers were spreading lurid tales of
black criminals, while quietly shifting money from education to
prisons, who stood up against the police state? I love the people, too.
Unfortunately, the ordinary folks from Flint didn't notice what
was going on in this country until their jobs were gone and
their schools were rotting. Maybe they were too busy bowling.
I'll grant you that lefties can be a mite out of touch
and more than a mite obnoxious, but someone has to keep a close
eye on the big picture. God knows, the right wingers don't diss
their intellectuals -- they set them up in style at the Cato Institute.
You want the left to bench Chomsky, so that Charles Murray
can run with the ball?
We're all beleaguered and doing what we can,
Michael. Let's lighten up a bit.
