tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699336243107587106.post8483764705410136820..comments2014-06-11T10:44:42.251-04:00Comments on From The Files of Nefarious Newt: America, The DissonantNefarious Newthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16265387596697011256noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699336243107587106.post-5080106000123933392010-07-23T16:46:25.817-04:002010-07-23T16:46:25.817-04:00I think it's the same basic mechanism that mak...I think it's the same basic mechanism that makes us long for childhood, or a first love... time smooths out memory, removes the rough edges, and our recall of those times is often flawed compared to actual events. I think these people honestly believe the country was better "back then," because maybe they were younger, happier, and more naive. When pressed, they can rarely tell you <i>how</i> it was better, just that it was.Nefarious Newthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265387596697011256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699336243107587106.post-91636274735281224482010-07-23T16:38:43.797-04:002010-07-23T16:38:43.797-04:00to push ourselves to the margins, rather than move...<i>to push ourselves to the margins, rather than move toward the center, where the bulk of humanity lies, is to divide ourselves, and a house divided cannot stand</i>.<br /><br />Oh Newt, so true. It drives me mad this dissonance. I cannot understand what "country" so many claim to want "back," when what they are fighting for has little or nothing to do with the American Idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com