Posted by
Daniel Miller on Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:56:24 PM
Ed Morrow of NRO writes: Hey, Stupid.
James Baldwin wryly defined a liberal as “someone who thinks he knows
more about your experience than you do.” To that, we can add, “and who
thinks, because of his superior knowledge, he should be making your
decisions for you.” While one might suppose this would be offensive to
the ordinary herd, liberals have included a stepladder in their
construct, allowing lesser folks to climb up to their level (or at
least to a level just under where the decisions are made). If you agree
with them, you’re a smartie, too! In fact, if you base your agreement
on nothing more than your feelings of superiority, you’re even smarter
and more superior, because you know “The Truth” without the mundane
bother of having to reason it out. Democrats have been playing to this
too-common weakness by promoting the charge that Bush is stupid.