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Al Gore's Mawkish Sentimentality
by Glenn Woiceshyn
[The following letter was published in the Globe and Mail on Sep/23/96.]
Dear Editor,
Re: "Overwrought Sentimentality Marks the New U.S. Politics"--by Robert
Fulford--Sep/18/97--The Globe and Mail]
While I sympathize with Robert Fulford's obvious contempt for the mawkish sentimentality
exhibited by politicians such as U.S. Vice-President Al Gore (who told about his
sister's lung-cancer death at the recent Democrat convention) in their political
speeches, he shouldn't be surprised. Glorifying pain and suffering is at the heart
of modern liberalism.
If, as the leftists advocate, those who are ambitious, self-reliant, successful and
happy are to be forcibly sacrificed to those who are not, then the latter must be
saintly -- and so must pain and suffering. We don't have to worry about not having
enough pain and suffering to go around -- the destructive policies of modern liberals
will take care of that. Certain politicians thrive on having lots of needy victims
to allegedly rescue.
Sincerely,
Glenn Woiceshyn
© 1997 Glenn Woiceshyn. All rights reserved.
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