Often, the “TEA party-people” (yes, I purposefully avoided the term made famous by pundits) are accused of being “extreme” and “crazy” for believing that President Obama is promoting socialism in the US. While most may agree that this is going too far, it must be noted that this kind of slobber isn’t one-sided; it can be detected on both sides of the spectrum.
Earlier today, I read this comment from a reader of an article on UVU at the Salt Lake Tribune’s website:
EDIT: The picture I reference is on the front page of the site, not directly tied to the article – look for the “spotlight” shifting images field.
You know, none of this should surprise you when you see the Neofascistic LDS style of art in that painting it shows in the picture… it looks almost *exactly* like the kind of stuff I saw in Italy at the historical museum sites that documented the rise of Mussolini, and also like the socialistic worker’s paradise stylized garbage I saw in Moscow in 1989, and the material I’ve seen/read in studying the museum of obsolete history in Budapest. That’s exactly the kind of mindset they have down in Utah Valley…. I feel creeped out whenever I have to go there… if it weren’t for the Scottish Festivals in Lehi and Payson, I would NEVER set foot there.
Kosh was referring to both a graphic on the site and the article itself. Of course such “comments” are nothing new to the Salt Lake Tribune’s site, but this one kind of stood out to me.
Many Americans make themselves look absolutely ridiculous when they indulge in fabulous conspiracy theories… my personal favorite, that the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is conspiring to create a New World Order. Likewise, much of the anti-Obama rhetoric today reeks of the same kind of sensationalism which seemed to grip many liberals during Bush’s tenure. After all, how many times have we heard how Bush was like Hitler, and now how Obama is like Lenin or Che. Give me a break! I am not much of a fan of either man, but these dramatic comparisons are getting to be obnoxious.
Here in Utah, there are people who employ the same kind of absurd thinking… the LDS Church is seeking to establish some kind of fascist empire here in the West, beginning with Utah.
Yeah, most of us who have better things to do don’t pay much mind to this kind of talk. Yet then again, we should realize that there are people who actually believe this kind of stuff.
Are we so pathetic that we must dream up our own sensational reality? And no matter what sane people choose do with themselves, there will always be those who would much rather believe that Bush was Hitler, Obama is the Anti-Christ, and that the Mormon Church is experimenting with fascism.
- Marc
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