Letters to the Editor
softdog
Published Letters: 186 Editor's Choice: 8
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The Horse is beaten, flayed and now worked into a fine pulp
[Read the article: "She's not as bad as you think"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]At one time Salon would have been at the forefront of covering the torture meetings in the White House. By this time the site would be on its second roundtable of leading thinkers.
Even a year back, Salon would be kinda sorta in tune with the readership and exploit audience fury at ABC and the media in general with a few articles.
At one time Salon would actually be in tune with the global food crisis enough to realize an article about cupon clipping by Heather H is tone deaf. Although it does follow the long tradition of personal fluff articles, and it's not as bad as most.
Now Salon has YET ANOTHER empty campaign article, this time with an insulting headline for Clinton. Again nothing of substance aboutt how her programs stack up to Obama. Again nothing about her opinions on say, torture or the unitary executive branch or the current judicial nominees or any pressing issue except a bit of the economy.
Joan Walsh get a clue, you are no longer an alternative, you are a sad little shadow of the mainstream.
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What I don't get
[Read the article: My body, my choice, my art project?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is how so few realized this was a hoax from the start. The project she described was physically impossible. Despite all the admonishment from Eve Ensler, apparently many people still don't know much about female biology.
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The Disgusting Arrogance of Privilege
[Read the article: How I learned to stop worrying and love the recession]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm sure Heather thinks this comes off as upbeat black humor, keep one's chin up in hard times, but apparently she hasn't looked past her own nose to notice the screaming headlines for the last two weeks.
Otherwise she'd realize an article about having to eat somewhat cheaper food like BEANS is not only tone deaf, it's goddamn disgusting. At a time when a lack of rice is convulsing nations with riots and starvation, it is the height of arrogance to prattle on about slightly reduced expectations.
"I'm happier when my options are limited. I like knowing that I can't afford to move and I can't afford to quit my job and I can't afford to think about the boundless possibilities that the universe has to offer, I can only afford to clean my own stupid house and eat leftovers and lose weight so the shitty clothes I already have don't look even worse on me than they would otherwise. Under the duress of an economic meltdown, I have to learn to bake bread and grow tomatoes and hit up my friends for hand-me-downs for my kids."
Damn right you should be happy, you privileged asshole. What you call diminished 90% of the world considers luxury. Hell, what you call "my own stupid house" and "shitty clothes" a lot of bankrupt people in THIS country would be glad to have.
While everyone has been socking it to Obama for his elitist attitude towards the working class, Ms. Havrilesky suprasses him multiple times with "I wonder how I'll adjust to a life of mopping floors eight hours a day.
Will that be the end of the world? Probably not." Well, good to know Ms. H. I'm sure the floor moppers - some of whom have net access (imagine that!) are glad you will hold up.
Enjoy what you have because it's not Bear Stearns which should have you scared, it's the spectre of being hungry and homeless.
As I said some time back you have become the sort of person Suck would eviscerate. Take some solace in knowing Ana Marie Cox got there first.
I hope you took some of the check you got for this to your local food bank.