"The Olympics are a peaceful celebration of our warlike nature."
Ok, OK.... I know he's a turkey... but the man can write ( much better than he can speak, as a matter of fact) and I have to admit reading him consistently is one of my few ideological "guilty pleasures."
He's most impressive when he's writing about stuff that isn't explicitly political. Like here. I'm sorry: this is *good* stuff, imo. Certainly the best thing I've seen about the Olympics.
So what should be my punishment? Anyone else have a freeper they like to read?
From NY Times, Friday 7/27:
>>>>By David Brooks
Syndicated columnist
Abraham Lincoln said that a house divided against itself cannot stand. He was right about slavery, but the maxim doesn't apply to much else. In general, the best people are contradictory, and the most enduring institutions are, too.
The Olympics are a good example. The Olympics are a peaceful celebration of our warlike nature.
The Opening Ceremony represents one side of the Olympic movement. They are a lavish celebration of the cooperative virtues: unity, friendship, equality, compassion and care. Friday's ceremony provided musical tributes to the global community and the Olympic spirit. There were Pepsi commercial-type images of the people from different backgrounds joyfully coming together. There were pious speeches about our common humanity and universal ideals.
And there was a lot of dancing. Because we're social, semi-herdlike creatures, we take a primordial pleasure in the sight of a large number of people moving in unison.>>>>> more at:
http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2018791096_brooks28.html
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