Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Strange bedfellows alert
I recently heard this interview with the ever strange Brendan O'Neill, who questions whether the word 'genocide' is deliberately overused by Western powers to justify imperialist interventions, such as in Kosovo. Then I read of this spat between Alexander Cockburn and Michael Berube over what exactly is an anti-war activist, with Cockburn apparently arguing you had to oppose U.S. actions in Kosovo and Afghanistan, as well as in Iraq, in order to rise to a level of moral purity. Kosovo again. Hmmm. Anyway, keep in mind O'Neill considers himself a lefty who feels right at home writing anti-Israel pieces for the American Conservative. A partial explanation for the Great Lefty-Righty Convergence emerges: Most everthing the West does is wrong. With caveats of course. ... Just pointing out how strange our politics have become. ... Stranger still: Georgie Anne Geyer is also writing for the American Conservative. Not a bad piece on American political dynasties, BTW.
I recently heard this interview with the ever strange Brendan O'Neill, who questions whether the word 'genocide' is deliberately overused by Western powers to justify imperialist interventions, such as in Kosovo. Then I read of this spat between Alexander Cockburn and Michael Berube over what exactly is an anti-war activist, with Cockburn apparently arguing you had to oppose U.S. actions in Kosovo and Afghanistan, as well as in Iraq, in order to rise to a level of moral purity. Kosovo again. Hmmm. Anyway, keep in mind O'Neill considers himself a lefty who feels right at home writing anti-Israel pieces for the American Conservative. A partial explanation for the Great Lefty-Righty Convergence emerges: Most everthing the West does is wrong. With caveats of course. ... Just pointing out how strange our politics have become. ... Stranger still: Georgie Anne Geyer is also writing for the American Conservative. Not a bad piece on American political dynasties, BTW.
