'There Are No Working Class Censors'

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These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism, which is unique to them, no loyalty, no dreams, and no accomplishments. They are simultaneously illiterate and pretentious, which is very hard to pull off.

They may have one idea, and it's not even an idea, but a sensation. Fear. Rightly so, because they snitch each other out at the drop of a hat. They're afraid of each other. But they're also terrified of everyone outside their social set, and they live in near constant dread of being caught with even one original opinion.

Ed Morrissey

I looked for this at Matt's site, Racket, but he hasn't posted anything yet. He does have a speech from the same "Rescue the Republic" event by Walter Kirn that is well worth reading. Taibbi has given permission for full republishing, but I prefer to send people to Matt's site instead. 

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