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Vox continues to do God’s work by providing crucial context explaining current events and helping to create an informed citizenry able to understand the complex world in which we live. With ISIS militants at the gates of Bagdad, Dylan Matthews has cut to the heart of this multifaceted issue and provided crucial insight which will enable readers to make informed judgments about what America’s response to this situation should be. His article, “
Maybe not, but they do present it as a virtue.
As the headlines ( elsewhere of course) trumpet the takeover of Saddam’s WMD by ISIS, VOX tries to get out in front of the Iraq blame game . I blame Vogue magazine for giving Assad an inflated ego.
The Telegraph has the WMD story.
Because if it’s the truth, you won’t read it in America’a papers !
I actually think that the main generational difference with regard to public policy ignorance is that older people are more likely to justify their ignorance of the details of a particular policy by referencing their general life experience. For example, about two weeks ago I had a conversation with a fifty-something railroad union member who dismissed his complete ignorance of the mechanics of right-to-work laws by informing me that he’s “been in a union for thirty years, so [he] know[s] all about that sort of thing.” Younger know-nothings do not have access to that particular rhetorical crutch.
Also, to preempt the “Dude, that was like two years ago” example of the callowness of youth, I would point out that it is not substantively much different from “What difference does it make at this point?”
At first I read your post as being serious, and went to read the Dick Cheney piece, thinking maybe there was something that would enlighten me. Obviously I didn’t make it past point #3 on their list, so I had to come back here thinking I had to write a comment about “what are you talking about?”
But then it become obvious you were being sarcastic.
Next time, think of the rest of us who don’t pick up sarcasm right away. Just wasted 5 minutes on Vox, and gave them more traffic.
PS: Say, couldn’t you substitute the name”Dick Cheney” for “Bill Clinton” or “Hillary Clinton”, and everything would be the same?
Couldn’t have said it better Sal
If any post on Ricochet begins as above, then you should presume the post is sarcastic.
True, but the topic at the moment isn’t cultural ignorance in general. It’s Vox in particular.
I’d certainly agree that no one has a monopoly (or is immune from) ignorance.
This is what Progressivism is all about: Trained, expert technocrats can make much better decisions and policy than venal politicians elected by the moronic, banal masses. If they were humble and diffident, they wouldn’t be Progressives.
I was assuming that Donald Todd was saying he couldn’t improve on the sarcasm. :)
Sorry, after glancing through this Dick Cheney article, I’m not too impressed by Vox. Already I’ve found three errors and one unsubstantiated rumor in the first 4 items.
I’m depressed.
I know the left is mostly foolish, even the smart ones. I debate with one, a classmate from by Basic School class, on a regular basis. He never really scores any points, just kind of fades to black. I joke that when he can’t say anything even half way intelligent on Big Government and the item of debate, he falls back on the wonders of the Interstate Highway System. But this.
Still, I’m depressed. Maybe a glass of wine at 6AM might help.
Funny thing, I mentioned that my brother regularly refers to Vox.com. Well guess which Vox-post he shared on Facebook yesterday…
Wow, everyone’s sarcasm detectors are on the fritz. Do we have anyone here who calibrates these things?
My sarcasmometer is working just fine. I can tell because it always goes nuts whenever you post.
I’m really with it. Before this post, I’d never heard of Vox.