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Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Making a case for child abuse
The Pretentious Partizan smacks little Kyle Williams (aka Chubby McPokemon) around.
Written by a wet-behind-the-ears lad of 14, Kyle Williams, the books description drops the following bomb on us: "home schooled in rural Oklahoma, Williams brings a fresh perspective to the debate, shattering stereotypes about the apathy of young people."
Well, you can already guess the trite appeal to patriotic values behind his "rural OKlahoma" home, but it's the delicious title, a clever play on words stemming from that old [ultraconservative] standby, "children should be seen, and not heard," that really holds the key to the book's ostensible appeal: this is a child, nay, person, whose fresh insights you must observe, because dismissing them would constitute nothing less than an appeal to ageism and - clearly - cosmopolitanism. Sporting a haircut about as fresh as last year's cowpie and a few of the ripest freckles this side of Missoura, Kyle begs to be taken seriously.
But do tell, are William's dicta really so fresh?
If you've never read Kyle, well, you probably made a good choice. But here's a sampling of his "fresh perspective":
Rich Americans should pay for Iraq war, Democrat says: Sen. Joseph Biden from Delaware says that wealthy Americans should pay for the costs associated with the war in Iraq by giving up their tax break for a year, according to CNS News. "The choices are stark," said the senator, "but the answer to me is absolutely clear how to pay for this."
Well, the answer to me is absolutely clear: More class-warfare garbage from Senate liberals.
Arafat: I'll dismantle Hamas when Israel agrees to dismantle IDF: Yasser Arafat is now saying that Israel should be required to dismantle the infrastructure of the Israel Defense Forces. "I know what military infrastructure is," said Arafat, according to a report by Israel Insider. "Don't forget, you are talking to an army general!"
It seems that the point that we have reached with the Israel and Palestinian issue is apathetic – at least for me. I, along with everyone else, get passionate and upset when you look at the current state of Israel. But I know this for certain: Nothing is going to happen with peaceful negotiations.
I think that the point we have reached with his boilerplate musings is 'apathetic' - but that's just my opinion.
(Thanks to Kim for the link)
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