Yet not a single mass movement worthy of the name exists to address the concentration of power that breeds these injustices. Only now you have your own apartment. Limbaugh uses troubles me deeply, because I have spent much of my professional life making fun of politicians. I believe it is a great American tradition and should be encouraged. I object because he consistently targets dead people, little girls, and the homeless none of whom are in a particularly good position to answer back.
Satire is a weapon, and it can be quite cruel.
It has historically been the weapon of powerless people aimed at the powerful. When you use satire against powerless people, as Limbaugh does, it is not only cruel, it's profoundly vulgar. Then I read something in late March that chilled me to the bone and sent my teeth to rattling, as in one of those late-night moments when you catch a glimpse of the terrible emptiness at the heart of it all. But he is president, I thought, in my innocence. Today, being president is really no different than running for president.