In Bush Hatred, Victor Davis Hanson tries to explain why the Left hates George W. Bush: southern conservatism, evangelical Christianity, a black-and-white worldview, and a wealthy man’s disdain for elite culture. This is what caught my attention though:
Not long ago a Frenchman explained to me why he hates Bush, who “thinks linearly” and has no sense of the “problematique.” Face it: We are now an information society, with a premium on talk, not action. To suggest that one need not be 100 percent certain — but perhaps only 60 percent certain — to act is deeply disturbing. And when you add lingo like “bring ‘em on,” the caricature that Bush belongs on the main street of Gunsmoke rather than in Sex in the City or The West Wing is only strengthened.