February 23rd, 2009 posted by Bender Rodríguez
Although Heather Havrilesky's ode to stupidity leaves me longing for that naive bliss, her description of the average Salon reader as portrayed by their mark left in the comments section made me laugh out loud.
Being stupid is fun and relaxing. That much is obvious, and it enrages the non-stupid to no end. Just look at the Letters pages here on Salon: Filled with intelligent, tormented human beings, angry at everything under the sun, absolutely furious -- livid! -- over the existence of television sets and octuplet moms on disability and fat kids and Sarah Palin and anyone insensitive to the plights of polar bears, severe allergy sufferers, the home-schooled and, of course, intelligent, tormented, lactose-intolerant human beings like themselves.
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"As nearly as possible, no nationalist ever thinks, talks, or writes about anything except the superiority of his own power unit. It is difficult if not impossible for any nationalist to conceal his allegiance. The smallest slur upon his own unit, or any implied praise of a rival organization, fills him with uneasiness which he can relieve only by making some sharp retort"
George Orwell