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Do Some on the Left Just “Need” to Feel Outraged?

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We’ve all had those days when, to quote a Styx song:

The days you hardly make it through
You swear that there’s a curse on you
And nothing seems to fit
And things won’t go your way
You know you’ve had enough

As per the song, most of us might rightfully cry out, “Why me?” But, if you’re a Ma’am Boxer Democrat, you get outraged and lash out at someone else representative of the right.

Doesn’t it seem that when Ma’am insisted that General Smith call her “Senator” instead of “Ma’am,” she was feigning outrage at his appellation not because it offended her per se, but because she needed to vent about some other unhappiness in her life, you know, like projecting?

Some on the left just have this need to feel outraged.  At the “Decision Day” rally in May, where gay marriage advocates protested the state Supreme Court’s decision upholding Proposition 8, some of the speakers seemed to welecome the decison which they decried because it gave them an excuse to take to the streets.

No wonder some of their cars sport the bumper sticker, “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention”– as if outrage is the natural reaction to following the news of the day.

UPDATE:  Glenn offers an interesting insight somewhat related to the question I ask with this post:

THE RELIGIOUS QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMISM: I think that people start with a desire to be extremists — or, at least, to feel good about themselves and condemn others — and then look around for an ideology that gives them what they want. The actual merits are far less important, as is demonstrated by the transparent idiocy of most ideologies.

Comments

  6. #4-5: What disparaging retorts? I also believe that Claire McCaskill is an elitist bitch, and both this blog and The Advocate back me up.

    Checkmate.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  10. The right seems to be handle outrage without the bitterness that saturates the left. As a wise man once said (paraphrasing), our shenanigans are cheeky and fun, but their shenanigans are cruel and tragic, which makes them not really shenanigans at all.

    On the right: Rush Limbaugh plays speeded up soundbites from BO and Bawney Fwank to make them sound even more shrill and ridiculous. Cheeky and fun.

    On the left: Randi Rhodes plays soundbites of George W. Bush with shotgun blasts superimposed. Cruel and Tragic.

  11. President Obama was outraged at police actions. Professor Gates was outraged at “whitey’s ” reaction. Do you remember how other liberal Democrats reacted to people in power positions when they are questioned at all?
    Democrat Cynthia McKinney belts a capital policeman when he doesn’t recognize her as a Congress person. She didn’t have her ID out.
    Democrat Patrick Kennedy knocks over a TSA cop when she won’t let him pass with over sized luggage onto a plane.
    How dare regular little people question the all powerful Democrats!
    Afterall the military man in front of Senator Boxer was only a GENERAL.

  13. Saturday morning Ramussen polling shows Obamateleprompter at his lowest rating of his young Presidency.
    A whopping 39% now STRONGLY DISAPPROVE of his job performance.
    His factor a record minus 9, between the strongly approve and strongly disapprove.
    As more Americans hear the details of Obama slamming the “stupid” Cambridge police, they may futhur disapprove of our young, inexperienced leader. Obamas overall job approval rating falls below 50% for the first time. His promises of a successful stimulus pork bill, saving Chrysler and GM, creating jobs, are all blowing up in his face.
    Yesterdays increase in the minimum wage will further eliminate jobs. Especially with teenagers.

  14. Maybe it´s a sign of the times. i have tried to keep a positive outlook on life as evolves, but lately I am beginning to feel outrage at the news of the day. It bagan when the election results were in and Obama won, I felt outrage. I felt outrage when Obama took over Chrysler and GM. I feel outrage that he wants a 1300 page national healthcare bill to be voted on whether the legislature has read it or not. I felt outrage when Al Franken was declared the winner of the senate seat from Minnesota.I feel outrage when Hugo Chavez threatened to use military force to reinstate Mel Zelaya.
    What I need is a dose of good news.

  16. Roberto, I’m with you, I need some good news. But the world stage isn’t much better, Iran, Honduras.
    Actually there may be some good news from Iran, it’s just not in the news anymore. Of course my concern is, although change seems to be coming slowly to Iran, will it be change for the better?
    We’ve just learned the hard way, that change can be much much worse.

  17. Leah,

    You have a point. In fact, I´m of the opinion that Honduras has checked Chavez. and this might be the beginning of the end of Chavism. Here in El Salvador, President Funes and the FMLN have been surprisingly silent over the goings on next door, although the ballots for Zelaya´s attempted referendum were printed and marked ¨Si´¨ here to guarantee his continuance as a dictatorial president. I expect the Republicans (ARENA) which has two seats less in the National Assembly will have an investigation. In the recent elections in the EU the right made some real gains, so I guess in the analysis, it ain´t all bad.