Heroism #mooreandme
Dec. 22nd, 2010 12:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lightcastleSady Doyle gave a definition of it by accident Monday.
(As some of you know, I am not on Twitter. I can't access from work and it has never struck me as useful unless you can follow it pretty constantly.)
I am actually not fond of heroes, or hero-worship, for reasons much like those of Professor Brenner in this article about David Patraeus.
So Sady doesn't get to stay a hero, or have her feet of clay denied. But today, when Michael Moore changed his tune in an interview with Rachel Maddow, even if no one mentions the campaign behind that, Sady gets to be a hero.
People keep saying I’m a hero because I keep going. I’m not a hero. I just know what’s at stake, and who opposes it.
(As some of you know, I am not on Twitter. I can't access from work and it has never struck me as useful unless you can follow it pretty constantly.)
I am actually not fond of heroes, or hero-worship, for reasons much like those of Professor Brenner in this article about David Patraeus.
Heroes are enemies of truth. For they evoke powerful feelings that give distorted meanings to inchoate emotions. They provide the personified symbols of legendary dimension that inspire unjustified confidence and offer the comfort of a cult. Thoughtless loyalty follows.
So Sady doesn't get to stay a hero, or have her feet of clay denied. But today, when Michael Moore changed his tune in an interview with Rachel Maddow, even if no one mentions the campaign behind that, Sady gets to be a hero.
