re: #43 Dr Lizardo

The world that they knew, the world of heterosexual, white male patriarchy, a worldview they fully endorse, is crashing down around them. They see this confirmed every day. When states vote to allow same-sex marriage by popular majority, when they see a plethora of women in the US Senate, when they see that “secular/non-religious” is a growing demographic and when they see a black man as President of the United States.

As their world becomes ever smaller, and as their worldview is more roundly held up as out of touch, antiquated, or deserving of little more than polite ridicule, they become increasingly shrill and frightened. They scream all the louder, their siege mentality goes into overdrive and they become increasingly desperate to hold on to the last shreds of a way of life that’s vanishing before their eyes.

While I take some satisfaction in their provincial world passing into the history books, I also feel a small amount of pity for them as well. They are raging against the dying of the light (from their point of view) and I can only imagine the ever-increasing sense of despair they must be feeling.

OK why can’t I write this well.

You and CL are totally fucking with the RWNJ Muslim standard image.