Past, Future, Whatever
The Boston Glob’s odious James Carroll, surrender enthusiast extraordinaire and Kumbayah choir leader, sheds light on the world view that informs his positions:
“The future and the past exist only in your mind.”
Apparently he’s never attended family day at a Balkan or a Middle Eastern mass grave. Don’t bother to click the above link. It’s meandering drivel. Below you’ll find some examples of the past as it exists in Carroll’s mind:
Such as the deal Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton negotiated with Kim Jong Il. Also, the 12 years of sanctions to contain Saddam Hussein, though somewhat complicated by impending collapse and UN corruption. Maybe he means the Iranian nuclear program, already in germination. To offset the evil Israelis. Maybe he even means the full-blown and tested Indian and Pakistani nuclear detente … actually a measured success, though dangerously marred by A.Q. Khan’s bargain basement proliferation operation.
That column is from several years past, and only exists in the mind. In today’s past/future/mind column, which still exists in the tomorrow’s fishwrap, Carroll counsels that we start the wishful thinking well in advance of any Iran war or polar bear extinction crisis. Meanwhile, here’s a good one from last week. Also only in the mind, though possibly still wrapping not yet entirely rotten fish. It’s about Christmas, God’s rebuke of the United States of America:
Empire lives in the United States of America, and, despite assumptions of many Christian Americans, Christmas still rebukes the empire. The implications of Mary’s statement for contemporary politics are obvious. Violence marks power as much as ever. Hunger and poverty among masses of people are inevitable byproducts of a market system that rewards the few.
There’s more. But that’s enough Carroll for the present. Past and future Carroll, in the mind, only a disturbing hallucination. Newsbusters.org, which also enjoyed the Christmas piece, offers a little bit of the past that constitutes Carroll’s mind. Or, in which Carroll’s mind dwelt. I’m still working the metaphysics, not my strong suit. In any case, it’s worth a look. You couldn’t dream that stuff up.
Related:
Dr Sanity, Top Ten Ways the Left Enables Terrorism
Right Wing Nation notes Edwards’ mental weakness on past and future regarding Bush admin’s aid to Africa. RWN also notes that the French are being creative in their description of the present.
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Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:40 am on Monday, January 1, 2007
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January 1st, 2007 at 11:33 am
Seems the lead role the Australian government took in the corruption of the oil for food program doesn’t exist in wingnut land…
January 1st, 2007 at 3:06 pm
As far as Carroll goes, he’s a failed priest steeped in “liberation” theology. Criminy, even the South Americans don’t buy that line of guff anymore. He should just retire and stop embarrassing himself.
January 1st, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Only 300 cars torched on a major holiday? The islamists are getting soft.
I would have figured new year to rate at least 500.
January 2nd, 2007 at 2:17 am
Proof that Bush voters are smarter and more productive than Kerry voters (which is why Bush-haters are so insecure).
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:11 am
Nothing that Mr. Carroll says has any existence,any longer, anywhere.
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:48 am
Sometimes you can’t tell satire from serious.
January 2nd, 2007 at 8:53 am
But the world was nearing consensus. We all remember that, right?
January 2nd, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Carroll writes: “Hunger and poverty among masses of people are inevitable byproducts of a market system that rewards the few.”
Strange, isn’t it? Socialists and Communists just cannot stand prosperity. It bothers them so much, they have to make up any criticism they can about anything and everything associated with a country using a market-based capitalist system.