Tuesday, 27 May 2003 CDT

Merchants of uncool

The New York Times Magazine article on hipublicans is, in my opinion, an example of media trying to create a trend that doesn't actually exist to any large scale. Ludic Log has a comprehensive deconstruction of this pseudo-movement (thanks to This Modern World for the pointer). And The Burnt Orange Report covers how to fight the rise of the Campus Neoconservatives.

I wonder how hard it is to get some white, middle-class suburbanites to dress badly and strike a militant pose? And then add the suppression of free speech and individuality to create a movement…

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kherr @ 23:57 CDT | link | politics