Sarah Palin belongs to my Tribe.
On Sep 8, 4:57 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000129.html > > TRIBES > (Folks, there's R-rated language throughout this thing. Normally I can > edit it out; this time, not so much. I may do so later, but now I want > to leave it as I wrote it.) > > I m generally an optimist, and it s been my pleasure to be able to > write mostly about the good and the noble things in our lives. But the > events in the Gulf of Mexico have brought to a head a summer and a > year that has been getting progressively uglier and more painful to > watch. > > Who can not see the way the country has changed, not since 9/11, but > before that since the 2000 election? Who cannot feel the split, the > division, that rips like a shredding sail on a broken mast, canvas > tearing like the sound of musketry, as the rigging falls to the deck? > > This breaks my heart. It just breaks my heart into little pieces. I > have said less and less as I see more and more, because deep in my > core I still don t want to believe that some Americans could willfully > and consistently do such destructive things out of such petty and base > motivations, things which in time will make the horrors of New Orleans > look like a flea circus in a small tent, with the much larger carnival > raging unseen in the background. > > I ve taken sides in these essays, obviously that s what I do. But I > have never, until now, felt the need to take the gloves off and really > let fly. I always feared I would regret it, later. I still do. Only > now, I fear I will regret it worse if I do not. > > So now we must look at Tribes. > > Now please pay attention to this, because I m not going to state it > again, and if you don t hear it now much mischief will follow: > > I believe that the human animal the raw material of our physical > bodies is essentially interchangeable. By this I mean that I could > take the children of Fallujah and turn them all into Astronauts, > convert Jewish babies into fanatical, mass-murdering SS guards, and > shake a generation of the poorest Voodoo-worshippers in Haiti into a > cadre of top-flight nuclear physicists, chemical engineers and > computer scientists. > > Race has nothing to do with this precisely nothing. The mobs of > murdering Hutus and swarms of slaughtering Serbs are as different > racially as it is possible to be, and they are cut from precisely the > same cloth. > > I know this is so because there have been murdering scumbags of every > stripe and color in the long history of the human race which is > depressing and that these animals, at any given time, represent only > a small percentage of the majority of people, also of every stripe and > color which is not. There is no corner on virtue, and no outpost of > depravity. Human hearts are indistinguishable and interchangeable. > Anyone who claims otherwise is, without further argument or statements > necessary, a complete God-damned idiot. > > Now, with that said have we all heard that loud and clear? there > are light-years of difference in how various Tribes will behave. > > Only a few minutes ago, I had the delightful opportunity to read the > comment of a fellow who said he wished that white, middle-class, > racist, conservative cocksuckers like myself could have been herded > into the Superdome Concentration Camp to see how much we like it. > Absent, of course, was the fundamental truth of what he plainly does > not have the eyes or the imagination to see, namely, that if the > Superdome had been filled with white, middle-class, racist, > conservative cocksuckers like myself, it would not have been a > refinery of horror, but rather a citadel of hope and order and > restraint and compassion. > > That has nothing to do with me being white. If the blacks and > Hispanics and Jews and gays that I work with and associate with were > there with me, it would have been that much better. That s because the > people I associate with my Tribe consists not of blacks and whites > and gays and Hispanics and Asians, but of individuals who do not rape, > murder, or steal. My Tribe consists of people who know that sometimes > bad things happen, and that these instances are opportunities to show > ourselves what we are made of. My people go into burning buildings. My > Tribe consists of organizers and self-starters, proud and self-reliant > people who do not need to be told what to do in a crisis. My Tribe is > not fearless; they are something better. They are courageous. My Tribe > is honorable, and decent, and kind, and inventive. My Tribe knows how > to give orders, and how to follow them. My Tribe knows enough about > how the world works to figure out ways to boil water, ration food, > repair structures, build and maintain makeshift latrines, and care for > the wounded and the dead with respect and compassion. > > There are some things my Tribe is not good at at all. My Tribe doesn t > make excuses. My Tribe will analyze failure and assign blame, but that > is to make sure that we do better next time, and we never, ever waste > valuable energy and time doing so while people are still in danger. My > Tribe says, and in their heart completely believes that it s the other > guy that s the hero. My Tribe does not believe that a single Man can > cause, prevent or steer Hurricanes, and my Tribe does not and has > never made someone else responsible for their own safety, and that of > their loved ones. > > My Tribe doesn t fire on people risking their lives, coming to help > us. My Tribe doesn t curse such people because they arrived on Day > Four, when we felt they should have been here before breakfast on Day > One. We are grateful, not to say indebted, that they have come at all. > My Tribe can t eat Nike s and we don t know how to feed seven by > boiling a wide-screen TV. My Tribe doesn t give a sweet God Damn about > what color the looters are, or what color the rescuers are, because we > can plainly see before our very eyes that both those Tribes have > colors enough to cover everyone in glory or in shame. My Tribe doesn t > see black and white skins. My Tribe only sees black and white hats, > and the hat we choose to wear is the most personal decision we can > make. > > That s the other thing, too the most important thing. My Tribe > thinks that while you are born into a Tribe, you do not have to stay > there. Good people can join bad Tribes, and bad people can choose good > ones. My Tribe thinks you choose your Tribe. That, more than anything, > is what makes my Tribe unique. > > I am so utterly and unabashedly proud of my Tribe, that my words haunt > and mock me for their pale weakness and shameful inadequacy. > > (continued at Link provided) > > http://www.ejectejecteject.com/archives/000129.html > > On Sep 8, 3:34 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The Tribe of Sarah: A Guide for the Perplexed Media > > By Thomas Lifson > > > Our friends in the media just do not understand the popular following Sarah > > Palin has attracted. In an effort to help, I thought I should explain her > > popular appeal to them in terms even an Ivy League graduate could > > understand. > > > If you consider yourself a member of the intelligentsia, think of Sarah's > > unexpectedly numerous admirers as a kind of tribe. We are going to examine > > a few of the folkways of strange and foreign people. Think of them as > > exotic and it may help you stifle any revulsion you may feel at their > > differences from your own familiar accepted ways. > > > Many of you probably read excerpts from Colin Trumbull's description of the > > Mbuti tribe of the Congo (The Forest People) in one college course or > > another. In a similar mindset you can begin to understand the values and > > the ways of the Tribe of Sarah, and maybe begin understand how the world > > looks to them, even though it is a very different way of understanding > > reality than your own. > > > (Okay, I admit the respectful insistence that these are also a complex > > people, well adapted to their environment and possessed of a beautiful > > spirituality is probably going to be a stretch for many of you. But still, > > it is worth a try while you still have careers left.) > > > We haven't got an entire semester, so I will just hit a few important > > concepts. > > > The basic values > > > Unlike your own refined and infinitely more complex moral understanding, > > these people believe in abstract concepts known among them as "right" and > > "wrong" (alternatively "good" and "evil.") They regard those among them > > whom see as championing the cause of right and defeating wrong as role > > models to emulate, and frequently accord them honors and deep respect. > > > Perhaps misinterpreting media characterizations of big oil companies, they > > see Sarah Palin as someone who stood up to wrong, and thus revere her > > example. They harbor a belief that she will continue to support good and > > fight evil, and accordingly project a vision of her success when leaving > > their world for your own in Washington, DC. > > > A side note for future reading: a widely believed legend among them has it > > that a great leader they call Jesus championed good, fought evil, and > > suffered horribly for it. This martyrdom and its aftermath are a subject of > > considerable elaboration in their folkways and ritual, and this cultural > > detail may conceivably amplify their anger when another honored champion is > > made to suffer. > > > The role of "Mom" > > > The person who is assigned the gender role of carrying unterminated fetal > > tissue mass is the central figure of the family structure among the tribe > > of Sarah. Known familiarly as "mom" (never "mother"), these moms organize > > the foundational structures of their civilization. The behavioral norms > > learned from a mom determine the entire life course of the children. > > Accordingly, moms are also deeply honored, indeed revered to the point of > > abject love and devotion among them. Those who threaten harm to a mom > > occasion deep disgust within the tribe. > > > Sarah Palin, as the mother of five, including one child > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
