rod mclaughlinThe Guardian's liberal élitism re. the Eurovision Song Contest (14 may 11)
The annual Eurovision Song Contest is a major bastion of European culture. Abba was on it once, and who can forget Clodagh Rogers? Well, OK, most people can forget Clodagh Rogers. But not Abba! Snobs sneer at it. Here is the Guardian, the queen of the liberal élitist handbag-waving limey press: 'every ridiculous minute live': Let them read Sontag and listen to Mahler. At least the Eurovision Song Contest doesn't make you suicidal. "The world's leading liberal voice" congratulates itself on its 190th birthday: "The paper has essentially changed neither its ownership nor its character during its long life. Taylor's eager embrace of political reform in 1832; Scott's early advocacy of Irish home rule and opposition to the Boer war; the attempt to warn the world of the threat posed by Hitler; the immediate realisation in 1956 that Suez was a catastrophe; the pursuit of sleazy politicians in the 1990s; the partnership with WikiLeaks to draw back the curtain from the murky world of international diplomacy; and the commitment to opening up journalism in the digital age; they are all much of a piece." No, they are not 'much of a piece', they are separate. One should think for oneself, rather than follow the party line. Opposition to British intervention in South Africa and Suez was right. Paranoia about Hitler led to the greatest disaster in history. Wikileaks good, not so sure about home rule. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/05/manchester-guardian-work-in-progress
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