10/6/2006 8:31 AM
Aaron wrote:
Certain passages of Brooks' column seemed symptomatic of the self-deceptions which dominate so much of what passes for political discourse these days. Leaping to the aid of Dennis Hastert and the House Republican leadership, he complains of the media's treatment of the Foley story, "It has fled morality to talk about management." It's strange how consistently "management" is held immune to moral inquiry by certain ideological pundits. Send a raunchy e-mail to a sixteen-year old, and you're "tearing the moral fabric." Keep the whole thing secret and allow it to continue under your leadership, and you're "managing a situation." Management, whether in the Defense Department or in a major corporation, never seems as culpable in some people's minds as lowly individuals, who despite their societal-fabric-tearing superpowers are not realistically capable of doing nearly as much damage a government or a company-- and their "managers." Reply to this
10/7/2006 9:15 AM
Will wrote:
Brooks used to write about the Iraq war--in March 2003, when it was fun for neocon cheerleaders to write about. About a year later, he wrote a column stating that the entire enterprise--which he had breathtakingly supported--was a colossal mistake. Since then, he just writes these patronizing, meaningless columns on his version of "morality".
For the last word on Brooks' claims on relevance, you must read this devastating investigative piece on his "research methods". The crux? He makes almost everything up. Reply to this
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