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Anger with Criticism
by
Louis P. Solomon
The title of this
little piece is misleading. From the title you may draw the incorrect
conclusion that I become angry with criticism. You may decide that I
have a sensitive skin and my comments apply directly to me. All I can
say is: that is not the case. I have a skin which many people could
characterize as very thick to the extent that I could be considered
insensitive. I don't think that is true, either, but that is a possible
discussion for another time.
I am focusing on
another peeve which is beginning to seriously upset me. It seems to me
that the entire world—all right, just the United States—is criticizing
anything that they disagree with. The Republicans focus on all the
things that they think that Obama is doing wrong. All the suggestions to
fix real problems in the United States which are put forth by the Obama
administration are criticized at a personal level. The same
may be said about Democrats criticizing
Republicans. And, this is just the political level. No one seems to be
above it.
The recent
political campaigns reflect the same approach. The campaign was between
McDonnell and Deeds for the Governorship of the Commonwealth of
Virginia. Deed’s campaign was
unstinting
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