If you ever have had the pleasure of befriending, or are related to, an English speaking Canadian, you quickly notice that many sentences end with the phrase, eh ! Evidently this verbal habit is taught at an early age, and cannot be shed easily. It becomes even more embedded if the topic of conversation involves ice hockey or hunting. Why is this relevant ? My personal universe of proglibocrat friends has dwindled over the years, as it simply becomes easier with age to interact with people possessing at least half a brain. Those that remain tend to be old college friends, as I hold out the possibility that some of their educational lessons will be restored.
These few remaining proglibocrats now remind me of the Canadians I teased above. When speaking about a topic of importance, or responding to a question about an important topic of the day (usually political), they normally end the communication with some derisive comment about Trump, or conservatives, or Christians, or any remaining “heartless” groups I’ve omitted. A few examples might help clarify my rambling. On Facebook, one of these sorry characters will be commenting on the recent flexing of America’s military muscle, and will conclude with, ” and I wish Trump would spend more time helping the poor”. Or, following a rant about how Bernie Sanders got hosed by the Clinton campaign last year, the writer will conclude with, “and aren’t the Conservatives such heartless so-and sos”. Rickie Maddow on MSNBC last week ended one of her tirades about the abuse of Palestinians with, “if only George Bush had……….” WHAT THE HECK, EH !