Patheos

BuddhistCatholicContemplativeEvangelicalGeneral ChristianHinduJewishLatter-day SaintMuslimNew VisionsProgressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Patheos

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos Patheos on Facebook Patheos on YouTube

Catholic and Enjoying It!

For Generation Narcissus, Every Opponent is Hitler and Every Conflict is WWII

Last updated on: December 30, 2014 at 2:48 am   by Mark Shea

For Generation Narcissus, Every Opponent is Hitler and Every Conflict is WWII 2014-12-30T02:48:49-07:00 Mark Shea

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

What a great country.  Where else can you go to see allegedly mature adults respond to the slaughter of a classroom full of six year olds by uniting to compare one another to Hitler.

Obama, of course, is Hitler because he dictatorially confiscated all our guns signed a small fraction of the Executive orders Bush 43 signed to do a few modest changes in our gun policies–JUST LIKE HITLER DID!

And if you still don’t believe he’s HITLER and STALIN put together, here’s the proof:

Not to be outdone in this spectacle of sobriety of civil discourse, CBS’ Bob Schieffer compares the NRA to the Nazis and the signing of a few modest tweaks in our gun policy to the epic struggle to destroy the Third Reich. Oh, and the hunt for bin Laden too. Cuz he’s evil too.

Ever since “Saving Private Ryan” came out, it’s like Baby Boomers–having spent their youth in the struggle to get laid, smoke pot, and obsess over their portfolios and the right to consequence-free sex–have known that, compared to what their parents achieved (enduring the Depression, defeating the two worst tyrannies in history, sacrificially giving their ungrateful narcissistic kids the best standard of living in history, passing the Civil Rights Act, and putting man on the moon to boot), they have done nothing but earn their well-deserved reputation as Generation Narcissus. Rankling under the awareness of their deep self-absorbed moral inferiority to their parents, they now compare every trivial thing they do to DEFEATING HITLER!!!! in a particularly ridiculous attempt to compensate for their failure to measure up.

Dudes. Instead of pretending every opponent is Hitler and everything is always the moral equivalent of World War II, try just taking it small, offering little sacrifices, and not always having one eye on the mirror when you strike your pose of courage.

Uncategorized

Generation Narcissus

Previous Post



January 16, 2013

Our Dear Leader Celebrates the Religious Liberties He Allows Us to Still Retain

Next Post



January 17, 2013 If you are musical and in Western Washington...


Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Uncategorized

Select a Month May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 September 2006 June 2006 July 2005 April 2005 May 2002 April 2002 0000


Follow Us!

Follow Us on Facebook



TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who said: "Little children, keep yourselves from idols"?

Select your answer to see how you score.

John James Peter Paul

Related posts from Catholic and Enjoying It!

Catholic

"OK Boomer"

Catholic and Enjoying It!

Catholic

Baby Boomers are the Greatest Generation Ever

Catholic and Enjoying It!

Catholic

Generation Narcissus Eats its Young

Catholic and Enjoying It!

Catholic

Rush Just Keeps Getting Better

Catholic and Enjoying It!

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Catholic

Did You Know Holy Pagans Helped Shape Our...

Christians tend to have a negative view of the Canaanites; there is...

War As Hell: A Christian Argument For Peace

I don't understand it, and yet, I do. When Pope Leo XIV...

Is Catholicism The Fulfillment Of The Old Testament?

Catholicism makes sense only when wedded to the Old Testament. Put differently,...

How Grandma Tourism Helps Grandparents Live Their Vocation

Grandma, The New Travel Influencer What started as a nostalgia-inspired social media...

Hope for the World: Thoughts on ‘Credo: A...

This essay begins a series of meditations on “Credo: A Story of...

Why Is Catholicism Centered on an Instrument of...

Catholicism is strange. At its very center, Catholicism holds up a man...

view all Catholic blogs

Patheos on Facebook Patheos on YouTube

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Copyright 2008-2026, Patheos. All rights reserved.

Subscription Support Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In

Follow Patheos Patheos on Facebook Patheos on YouTube