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November 17, 2003
Schadenfreude for Rush Limbaugh
A lot of hateful jackasses are taking great pleasure in Rush Limbaugh's drug problem.
In fact, Rush is not particularly judgmental of others, as has been offered as an excuse for his critics' joy. He has not gone on about locking up all the dopers, or any such. Those accusations are largely just made up out of the air. That kind of hatefulness looks to me more like other people projecting their own spiteful personalities onto him- as is evidenced by this Blogcritics post and the responses, for example.
Personally, I favor legalizing drugs, but Rush does not. Does the fact that he has not been able to live up to the highest standards he believes in make it somehow morally incumbent for him to advocate legalization?
Exactly that he has experience now with this weakness might reasonably give him cause to say that we need to keep up the legal barriers that make it at least a little more difficult for others to fall into the trap that he has. I might disagree with that outlook, but it is not hypocrisy.
Also, Rush has in fact taken responsibility for his actions. He has directly said that he alone is responsible for his actions. He has said that he has failed, and fell short of the his own standards- and that he needs help in getting back on the right track.
Nor is he particularly arrogant, nor setting himself up as God, as some have contended. Indeed, his classic boast is that he has "talent on loan from God." Looked at correctly, this nominal little boast might be best understood as a backwards statement of humility.
It's cool if you don't find Rush entertaining, or don't agree with much of his politics.
Nonetheless, he is not some evil monster who deserves ridicule and suffering. Those supposed compassionate liberals who are enjoying his suffering, and are anxious to rub his face in it are showing their true colors- and they are a lot more ugly and hateful than anything Rush has ever shown.
posted by Al at 11/17/2003 06:22:00 PM
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