Brenda Hayes said:You know, there are these videos floating around the internet showing what any kind of celebration looks like down in Split. If you actually turn the volume up on those clips, you hear all kinds of... well, let's just say things get colorful. You hear people shouting about New York, or about the Yankees.
And if you watch them again later, you see them just steamrolling right through Manhattan, everyone singing their hearts out while the news reporter stands there holding her microphone, smiling away, and says—I'm quoting here—“Thank you so much, the Yankees really do bring generations together.” HAHAHAH
That is precisely the lens through which we have to view this entire hysterical spectacle. Those of us who have clearly been left isolated on one side, while a large portion of society has drifted into debauchery, sinking into tastelessness, populism, low passions, and a total lack of moral scruples.
They can do whatever they want. They are the arrogant offspring of wealthy parents, and every single sin they commit will be smoothed over. No one possesses the strength or the resources to stand up to them; the state itself has become a hostage to this festival of madness, threats, insults, and noise. And the media? The media plays an especially perfidious role here. Nobody wants to oppose them; nobody wants to ignore them or call them out on their nonsense. Quite the opposite, actually. People cater to them, broadcasting their delusions because, hey, that’s just how they are—flashy, reckless, and hot-headed. But suddenly, there’s a problem with a tweet on a private account? Suddenly, cheering against the home team is the issue? Is that supposedly legitimate now? Or is it not? What exactly was the problem with my cheering for the Arizona Wildcats yesterday?
Just a few years ago, we dealt with an identical festival of indecency and moralizing directed at anyone who dared to cheer against the national team. Now, the very same people who were most heavily crucified back then have stepped into the role of judge. The only difference is they’ve added another particularly touching element—as is common in any story where someone tries to write the rules of what is acceptable and what isn't—which is using innocent, pure children. Good grief, I might actually shed a tear.
One must be cautious; this is absolutely no time for jokes. Because the moment we are living in is truly chilling. When such a distorted and dangerous faction of society is granted this much space and this much power, things cease to be humorous and become matters of serious concern.
You journalistic scum, may you go hungry!
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