Do you Libs ever wonder why you find yourselves filled with an unquenchable anti-American rage every waking moment of your lives? Do you ever question why you constantly spew vile hate filled messages similar to that of al Qaeda? Maybe you should read A Bee in the Mouth: Anger in America Now by Peter Wood.
From a review of the book:
Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Allen Ginsberg, and Timothy Leary were the New Anger's avatars. Apostles of an unbounded, uninhibited, secular self, they taught that unbridled rage was a legitimate - and potentially powerful - response to the repressive features of American life. Now "part of the establishment," the New Anger manifests itself in "attitude" even more than behavior. Sometimes - when a worker "goes postal," a driver releases "road rage," or John McEnroe "disses" an umpire - the New Anger is directed at real people. But since angri-culture originates in narcissistic self-absorption, claims of personal authenticity, and the illusion of freedom, it often manifests itself in "an imaginary war perpetually fought against a faceless enemy who is everywhere because he is nowhere."
…Wood has identified a troubling cultural phenomenon. Satisfying a thirst for the attention of others, albeit temporarily, the New Anger - as flamboyant, self-righteous, public performance - permeates popular culture and politics…
Sounds like an accurate assessment to me.
