"We become a nation of survivalists, alone in the bunkers of our mind, with nothing but empty static on the radio."
— Pierce, Charles P. (b. 1953)
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February 15, 2013
Metaphor
"We become a nation of survivalists, alone in the bunkers of our mind, with nothing but empty static on the radio."
Metaphor in Context
Apparently, the entire Constitution is sacrosanct except the first three words, which is the whole modern conservative project, and its essential paradox, in a nutshell. The Constitution is not a compact between We, The People, or a committment by us to one another to what the current president calls "the hard, necessary work of self-government. Once you're already there, it's no great leap at all to Wayne LaPierre, screaming at the tornadoes and trying to shoot a hurricane to death. It's where you wanted to be all along. We become a nation of survivalists, alone in the bunkers of our mind, with nothing but empty static on the radio.
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Citation
Charles P. Pierce, "Survivalist Nation," Esquire (February 15, 2013). <Link to Politics Blog>
Date of Entry
02/16/2013
