Remember Hunter and that other guy, help me out, I can't think of his name right now, who used to post here regularly spewing rage, and humor and entertaining language.
They are the ones who attracted me to dkos in the first place years ago. I've been trying to figure out what has changed around here lately. It is the ranting--real, actual pissed off human beings. Now it all seems so antiseptic, so 501(c)3. Everyone's got something clever to say and the world class ranters have left the stage.
What should we make of THIS? This Atlantic article is about how, gosh, the recession is over (IS over???) and what with all the unemployment still on the books, predictions of good times coming are getting kind of awkward. Idk but WHAT kind of a happy post-recession scenario has so many people out of work? Let me put that another way--so many people without an income. Does that help it sink in?
This is a PROBLEM. And not only are think tank commenter types speaking in moderated David Brooksy tones, but even our own President,
as was pointed out by Paul Krugman, and has been discussed here in a recent recommended diary is saying nice things about bailed out bankers being rewarded for success. EXCUSE ME??
The Atlantic article states, in such lovely bland language:
SINCE LAST SPRING, when fears of economic apocalypse began to ebb, we’ve been treated to an alphabet soup of predictions about the recovery.
When did "fears of economic apocalypse" ebb? NOT. Why do such nice people keep saying things like that?
I have no sense that economic apocalypse has been averted, despite what I hear people saying on tv.
And given Bob Hebert's recent op-ed, for many people, the apocalypse is here.
I think, if anything, Scott Brown's victory represents a desire of voters to shake people up. WAKE UP AMERICA™.
Does President Obama really think these Wall Street CEOs are heroes? And should be rewarded? The thought of it really makes me sick.
Shout out to Michael Moore and Elizabeth Warren, who have been ringing the gong on this for a while now. These are two wise people who see clearly, have kept their eyes open, and freely offer their valuable analysis to the world. I'm crazy about both of them and wish either one of them would get some kind of a contract to rant regularly here.