A Liberal Sees the Light!

Drudge linked to this article in the Village Voice by playwright/screen writer David Mamet entitled, Why I Am No Longer a "Brain-Dead Liberal".

Of course, I think the "brain-dead" qualification is a bit redundant, but what a refreshing read. Yes, they can be taught! Just one excerpt:

[C]lasses in the United States are mobile, not static, which is the Marxist
view. That is: Immigrants came and continue to come here penniless and can (and
do) become rich; the nerd makes a trillion dollars; the single mother, penniless
and ignorant of English, sends her two sons to college (my grandmother). On the
other hand, the rich and the children of the rich can go belly-up; the hegemony
of the railroads is appropriated by the airlines, that of the networks by the
Internet; and the individual may and probably will change status more than once
within his lifetime.

Amen, brother, and welcome home! I've always admired and enjoyed Mr. Mamet's work; it's icing on the cake to have him in the fold.

Read the whole thing...