The blog, Legal Insurrection asks the question, "Is
profanity the 'soaring rhetoric' of today's progressives?" It reflects
statements I’ve made on this blog here. We’ve come a long way since Franklin’s
fireside chats, Dwight’s quiet statements, John’s inspirational addresses, and
Ron’s humor. Clearly, Harry was a man ahead of his time.
It gives me pause.
Consider the outrage over the current President’s language just a few
short months ago. The whole, “locker
room” talk thing. The idea that he would
discuss, in semi-private, the objectification of women with such vulgar terms
has fueled a whole cottage industry. Yet
we now see the democratic politicians being “edgy” with the use of profanity in
their public speaking. How long before
they move full tilt to the language used by Mr. Trump, or the comic/commenters of
late night TV?
Perhaps I’m wrong, maybe it’s just a phase, but are we are
setting down a path from which there is no return? Or is it a case of the old guard trying to be
relevant with a youth culture that grew up with profanity, vulgarity, and talk
of sexual assault as part of their music and lives, and it is now an everyday
expectation?
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