This is so instructive. When Hillary Clinton labeled half the country “deplorable,” I wondered why she wanted to insult so many potential voters. It was as if she was trying to lose. And lose she did, but still smug in her moral superiority, along with her gobsmacked supporters who couldn’t understand how such a catastrophe occurred.
Shelby Steele has explained it. I now know where the liberal self-righteous contempt for conservative Americans comes from — the virtue signaling, the fear mongering, the lack of self-awareness, the self-congratulation, all of it fueled by guilt.
It was perfect timing, republishing this essay now. Thank you, Eli.
Thanks for sharing your father's wisdom and perspective. I lived through the 60's as well and in my teens realized that liberalism's power was only through guilt. Keep up the good fight!
Your father is so very wise. Thank you for reminding us.
Amen. Well stated.
Even more relevant today! Thank you.
This is so instructive. When Hillary Clinton labeled half the country “deplorable,” I wondered why she wanted to insult so many potential voters. It was as if she was trying to lose. And lose she did, but still smug in her moral superiority, along with her gobsmacked supporters who couldn’t understand how such a catastrophe occurred.
Shelby Steele has explained it. I now know where the liberal self-righteous contempt for conservative Americans comes from — the virtue signaling, the fear mongering, the lack of self-awareness, the self-congratulation, all of it fueled by guilt.
It was perfect timing, republishing this essay now. Thank you, Eli.
Thanks for sharing your father's wisdom and perspective. I lived through the 60's as well and in my teens realized that liberalism's power was only through guilt. Keep up the good fight!
Thanks for this. I consider WHITE GUILT and THE CONTENT OF OUR CHARACTER to be must-reads.