The Dude Abides For You and Me

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Dude-Abides-For-You-an-by-John-Grant-110514-963.html

We live in frustrating times for anyone politically opposed to the relentless militarization and financialization of virtually every facet of life in America.

The idealism of the Sixties and Seventies was overwhelmed first by Reaganism, then by the tsunami of post-911 fear and, finally, by the momentum of two, now three, on-going foreign wars. We live in an enforced condition of permanent war and unfettered piracy.

The Left struggles doggedly to remain viable in this mess. It ranges from the Obama mode of accommodation with militarism and corporatism to, on the far left, a tired (and sometimes tiresome) protest movement that suffers from self-reinforced marginalization.

This is certainly an unfair reduction of the movement's shortcomings, but my purpose is a provocative lead-in to a film that has matured into a hilarious homage to the Sixties antiwar movement.

More at the link --

[pscot]

1. It does seem like they're starting

to tighten the screws. There's more and more anecdotal evidence that they're becoming bolder at the local level.

[sarcasmo]

2. Long live the Dude.

[leftstreet]

3. K&R

Thanks for posting this

[zappaman]

4. Shut the fuck up, Donny. n/t

[lovemydog]

5. Great review.

Thanks for sharing it. I love The Big Lebowski.