Do all liberals enjoy being timid? They seem to take inordinate pride in criticizing the government and conservatives – “speaking out” they call it – even though the government and conservatives pose no danger to them at all. At the same time, they seem to take get off on confessing all the things they’re “uncomfortable” with – armed people, for example. Is this a holdover from the 60s/70s “sensitive guy” craze? Afraid of sounding too macho or something? Being brave makes you a knuckle-dragger? Being meek and sensitive makes you smarter? Defying distant and largely imaginary government criminals while cringing before real, immediately dangerous ones makes you a good citizen? Taking precautions to defend yourself is cowardly but facing danger armed only with your high principles is brave? I don’t know – seems like something’s missing.
