By now, everyone who doesn't live in a cave has seen photos and video of the massive demonstration of solidarity in Paris last weekend following the horrifying terrorist attack at Charlie Hebdo. European leaders linked arms and marched through the capital joining millions of French citizens.
Our Ambassador to France was there, but the President was not. Fox News has been ranting about his absence non-stop since then.
Should President Obama have been there? Yes, I believe so; but Fox News would have been ranting anyway, because, well, it's what they do best.
In an interesting side-note, an ultra-conservative newspaper in Israel published the iconic photo showing European leaders lined up together, but with one huge difference. The Israeli newspaper edited out all the female leaders. (Their newspaper photo department must have been a dull place to work during the Golda Meier years.)
This supports my belief that, no matter how you characterize yourself--Christian, Jewish, Muslim (or Republican)--when it comes to social issues, if you identify with the far-right, conservative spectrum of your rubric, misogyny is in your DNA.
And when you're weak, hate--whether it's directed at a President, another religion, a gay person, a magazine or women-- is a powerful crutch to mask your own fear.
rubric ~ you sent me to the dictionary, again, as for the "Fox News Cretin's" image, Bingo!
ReplyDeleteThe GOP (pronounced gop ~ rhymes with cop) hate everything about President Obama.
Maybe it's because the president stands for "we the people" instead of "We the people, Inc. a subsidiary of Koch Enterprises".
Or, maybe because he stands for alternative energy sources.
Or maybe because the president would prefer to open up a dialogue with an adversary rather than bomb them to pieces.
And, finally, just maybe because the President of the United States of America is half negro.