fading iconography
Susan Faludi made so much sense in this article originally printed in the New York Times.
Especially this bit:
One cannot imagine F.D.R., before declaring war on Japan, or even Ronald Reagan before Grenada, pumping a fist and saying of himself, "Feel good" — as President Bush did before he announced the beginning of the Iraq war. Indeed, the doctrine of pre-emptive warfare flies in the face of the humble, reluctant cowboy myth Mr. Bush holds so dear.
It's a stark contrast to Eisenhower, while not yet President, and his frame of mind before D-Day. He was bitterly aware of the cost in terms of human life, and he drafted a statement in case the landing failed. In his words,
"The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault is attached to the attempt, it is mine alone."
Nothing about faulty intelligence or advisors that let him down. Ike was a leader, on the field of battle and later as President.
Archetypes are shifting subtly in our times. People who were rejected 20 years ago are now celebrated. Look at the religious bigots chanting their hate and writing it into law. Our old bad guys have become good, or at least we're all supposed to be too inclusive to revile them for their differences.
Luckily, a few folks remain around to blame for our society's ills. Fat people are ruining the healthcare system, not greedy pharmaceutical companies who have a lock-down monopoly on prices or the food manufacturers who pump corn syrup or some other sweetener into every product you can think of and lots you can't. Gay people are destroying the sanctity of marriage despite the fact that by our own orientation, we're self-segregating ourselves out of the pool of divorce statistics. Hets have those numbers all to themselves. Liberals have ruined our political system, despite the fact that the Conservatives have had the helm and the Majority during the last few years of mess-making. Heck, science has even ruined good old fashioned education what with its Godless exclusion of Creationism.
These days, it feels like we're slipping into a culture that looks a whole lot like one from 50 or so years ago. One we fought a war - a very big, bloody, important war - to unseat. Only this time, the enemy is within. We're celebrating the tribalization of our society. We're glorifying those who wield their strength to force their values on everyone. We're handing over the keys of democracy to those who think spin is more valid than truth. We're following...building...enshrining a cult of personality around a 'leader' who is more zealot than reformer.
Of course, some Conservatives would say I'm the enemy bent on changing the world as we know it, but I'd disagree. I don't have designs on reshaping society, unless of course you want to count my personal efforts to make the society I am in contact with a little better, a little more fair, a little nicer. It sure doesn't look like I'm getting anywhere, but if you can see a change, please let me know.
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