From a Salon article, talking about the Dixie Chicks:
They're true, old-fashioned liberals in the sense that they refuse to yield to hopelessness or lazy cynicism.
What is "lazy cynicism"? I happen to think my cynicism is vigorous and active....
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
Giles ,'Chosen'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Sep 13, 2006 1:00:35 pm PDT #7940 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
libkitty - Sep 13, 2006 1:01:19 pm PDT #7941 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Perhaps they mean something more like fatalism?
erikaj - Sep 13, 2006 1:05:17 pm PDT #7942 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah. "Fuck it. Nothing we do matters.'
tommyrot - Sep 13, 2006 1:07:12 pm PDT #7943 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
If nothing we do matters, then what matters is we do nothing.
Wait a sec....
erikaj - Sep 13, 2006 1:09:24 pm PDT #7944 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, if I had to guess what lazy cynicism is...
juliana - Sep 13, 2006 1:09:51 pm PDT #7945 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Did anyone see Men in Trees ? I watched it, okay part of it, because nothing else was on and it's supposedly set in Alaska. The scenery appears to be Southeast, but then the Alaskan dude tells the main character that she "forgot her mukluks" when she steps into the mud. I know that true realism is too much to ask for, but:
I saw a bit of it (post-baseball game, closed-caption) before Martin dragged me out of the restaurant (luckily, they know and love me there). I'm afraid I was a little, um, vocal in my crankiness with a few details. Northern Exposure primed me well.
libkitty - Sep 13, 2006 1:18:19 pm PDT #7946 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Yeah. I was trying to be a little bit polite. But not much.
Cashmere - Sep 13, 2006 1:20:54 pm PDT #7947 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Did anyone see Men in Trees ?
I saw the first few minutes. I recorded it and it was late so I chose sleep. I'll watch the rest tonight and decide whether it's worth a go.
Lazy cynicism=too lazy to snark?
brenda m - Sep 13, 2006 1:27:07 pm PDT #7948 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Whitney Houston files for divorce. And I had such high hopes for those kids. [link]
Well, sure. How else is she gonna git with Osama? (And if she finds him, George W would like her to pleeeaase give him a call.)
brenda m - Sep 13, 2006 1:28:31 pm PDT #7949 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Lazy cynicism=too lazy to snark?
More like too lazy to do anything but snark. Not that that applies to me. In any way.
(For instance, see the above post. You don't see
me
out tromping around Afghanistan, I mean IraqPakistan looking for OBL, do you? Lazy-ass liberalism strikes again. Unlike our fearless leadership who are -- what was that? Pakistan said let's not bother? Nevermind.)