Tuesday, March 15, 2005
CONSERVATIVES EXPOSED BY BRILLIANT CHILD
Steven Ward, a Tufts University junior majoring in international relations, explains how to write like a conservative:
First, choose an aspect of popular culture that you find offensive. This can be anything from Janet Jackson’s breast to “Desperate Housewives” to low-cut jeans. Label it un-American, and claim it is a symptom of the downfall of society. Then completely ignore the fact that popular culture is created by market forces and that most large media and entertainment corporations are owned by conservatives and contribute heavily to the Republican Party. Now you are free to blame popular culture, and by extension, the downfall of society, on liberals.
The rest of it is just as good. This kid is special.