Vulgarity has always played a critical role in Western culture, of course (think Aristophanes, Socrates, and dung). The only difference nowadays is that smart intellectuals, especially in universities, treat it as profound stuff, philosophizing about such pop-cult phenomena as Lady Gaga as if these things are no different from philosophizing about the nature of the soul.
Now, while that represent Laurie Fendrich's opinion on an issue that has nothing to do with the Middle East, I am going to borrow her paradigm.
As Fendrich ends off her piece, what is really at the bottom (pardon the pun) of vulgarity in culture and, as I will claim, politics as well, is this
Her message is simple: All they need for happiness is some outrageous faux-slutty behavior.
Our university education progressive radicals seem to feel that terror, support of terror and denial of quite clear rights concerning the Arab-Israel Conflict (it has really little to do with something called "Palestine") is fashionable. And to be fashionable, a la Gaga, is to be slutty, to be morally and ethicall vulgar in your politics and public actions.
You can lie, deny, engage in upsidedowning of the facts, portray reality as it isn't. And that will make you an honorary member of the new Vulgar Generation.
You will bandy about terms like "human rights", "resistance", "right of return" and on with no true understanding of their meaning or frame of historical and legal reference.
Only Jews are to be blamed, for the Pals. are "victims", and it is quite alright to make snide antisemitic references and then protect yourself by claiming you are just anti-Zionist (which also includes the right to deny Jews their national existence).
I just have to use the F-word: -
fimicolous
And you know what, let's use another F-word: -
feculent
P.S. I could have made this a 3,000 word essay but heck, you don't have the patience to read it and I don't have the patience to write it.
Keep it short and to the point, right?
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