Re: We’re all Hezbollah…
On Jul 25, 2006, at 2:32 AM, www.leninology. blogspot.com wrote:
I don’t much care that you think it’s two-dimensional or shoddy.
Glib, smug assertions have never particularly bowled me over. It
is the role of the left to support the oppressed, not without
criticism, distinction or discrimination, but without this
Beautiful Soul narcissism in which one expects oppressed groups to
live up to one’s ego-ideal of liberalism.
I have no problem with Hezbollah shooting at the Israeli military in
Lebanon. I do have a problem with their lobbing rockets at civilian
targets in northern Israel, and their ideology. Israel is doubtless
the major wrongdoer in the region, but I just can’t bring myself to
identify with Hezbollah.
While we’re on the topic of narcissism and ego-ideals, I think your
outrage the liberals/tough guy Leninist schtick is your own way of
flattering yourself. You’re not alone in that; we all flatter
ourselves in one way or another. But don’t pretend you don’t get a
charge out of annoying “liberals” - or even using “liberal” as a term
of abuse against people who just aren’t as “Marxist” as you.
Doug