Rush on the air now apologizing for sinking to “their level”.
I agree with the basic sentiment. Just like how I hate to see posters here using the sort of potty-mouth terms that are the stock and trade of DUmmies.
Listening right now, Carbonite is advertising.
I thought that pulled their advertising.
I agree with the basic sentiment.
Tough decision. Decorum was a casualty of the 1960s Communist invasion of US youth culture—not that those bold potty-mouths could have gotten away with saying naughty words back in the Soviet paradise. But one point of view would be that you fight the war that's in front of you, not yesterday's war, under the conditions on the ground. For instance, in the beginning of my Rush listenership, I loved "caller abortions," "gay updates," and other out-there features. I think humor with a sniper-scope is crucial in winning the culture war.
But I must agree with you that the world I grew up in, where you couldn't say "breast" or "pregnant" on radio or TV, never mind actual bad words, was more respectful of women, men, children, God, and humanity itself. It was better because it was more realistic: If you don't respect God and innocence, you will pay, because they are deceptively powerful. Your own disrespect for those things will literally destroy you within your lifetime, never mind the after-life.
Does the Left committing scandal by using crude language in the public media justify our doing it? Is it a necessary weapon of self-defense for the culture of life and for American freedom? Or does it destroy those things? I'd welcome some opinions.