Kevin Williamson’s piece, “Five Reasons You’re Too Dumb To Vote“, concludes with a plea to those that Lena Dunham – producer of HBO’s insipid “Girls” – would inveigle into voting for the reasons Ms. Dunham gives:
I would like to suggest, as gently as I can, that if you are voting as an act of self-gratification, if you do not understand the role that voting in fact plays in a constitutional republic, and if you need Lena Dunham to tell you why and how you should be voting — you should not vote. If you get your politics from actors and your news from television comedians — you should not vote. There’s no shame in it, your vote is statistically unlikely to affect the outcome of an election, and there are many much more meaningful ways to serve your country and your fellow man: Volunteer at a homeless shelter; join the Marine Corps; become a nun; start a business.
And maybe think about acting like men and women rather than boys and Girls.
What? You want me to add commentary to Kevin Williamson? No – do us both a favor and just read the whole piece.
The other day my FB News Feed was chock full of my FB friends who are Lefty women complaining “FAUX NEWS AIRHEAD SAYS YOUNG WOMEN SHOULDN’T VOTE!!1!!ty”. Checking into the story – featured only at PuffHost, Raw Story and other outlets of the Keepers Of Odd Knowledge Society, I learned that she was talking about uninformed young people in general – but young women in particular because she had just been in contact with many. Reaction on the Left to what must be the 10,000 x 10,000th time this observation has been made was as you might expect: Hysterical (from the Greek word for…).
Speaking of Lena Dunham; How do you think the Left will react to this:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/nc-state-cosmo-male-models
Never heard of Kevin Williamson before; I’m impressed.
Never heard of Lena Dunham before; I’m unimpressed.