Posted by
David C. Innes on Monday, October 13, 2008 7:44:40 PM
Do you love this country for what it is now, or only for what it might
become? The Left, made up as it is of malcontents of various sorts and
tenors, has never been satisfied with the basic condition or direction
of this country. America is only ever great in prospect; there is never
any reason to celebrate or feel good about where we are in any given
historical instant--it's always bad, with never enough of what is good.
The capacity of open societies for self-criticism and evaluation they
have made into a form of national self-hatred and abasement, scolding
us for what we are not, and, through the vision they provide for the
glorious future they will lead us into, tell us all we need to know
about what they really think of America as it is. Roger Kimball is one
who believes there is a deep reservoir of affection for this country
among its real inhabitants--that is, those of us actually living in the
present with our feet on the ground, as opposed to those whose only
point of contact with America is as a politicized abstraction, a
vehicle for projecting their utopian fantasies, which are usually
merely the indulgence of self righteousness. Away with these prigs!
Kimball's edifying piece is
here. Read it, and buck up.
-- Harold Kildow, my associate from
PrincipalitiesAndPowers.blogspot.com.