Generation Squeeb

My friend Parallax has once again found internet gold for me to bring to you! This time in the form of an article from the always apropos Matt Taibbi.

The article can best be shown by the introduction, in my opinion:

The word “squeeb” is a crude mix of squid and dweeb, and by inventing it I mean no disrespect to the squid, which in most respects is an excellent and admirable animal. In the ocean there’s almost nothing you’d rather be than a squid, one of nature’s most perfect predators — fast, resilient, ruthless, more intelligent by leaps and bounds than your average fish, and able to squeeze into impossibly tiny cracks. In the ocean, there is no hiding from a squid, I tell you.

But on land, a squid is about as useless as it gets. It’s a spineless, squishy little hunk of seafood that wouldn’t stand a chance in a cage match with a baby squirrel. It has no heart, and its first instinct when trouble comes is to hide in a cloud of its own excretions. This is why a squiddy word like squeeb seems to me to be a good way to describe the American voter during a presidential election season.

Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone

From that little opener the article seems much more light hearted than it is. Taibbi hits hard in this three page story (that you should read… right now!).

The general thrust is that Americans have become just as weak and pandering as our politicians. We have lost any real patriotism for cheap one day love affairs with the idea of nationalism. We let the media show us pretty pictures that we take as truth and, more problematic, important to our lives. We scream about Obama’s pastor, Hillary’s aide, and McCain’s associations. However, we have failed consistently to look at what these candidates actually do with all that power we keep voting to give them.

Before you even finish reading this short post, don’t even mention the full article, you will probably be pulled away. The next media sensation is right around the corner. This may very well be the most important test of you attention span in history.

Please don’t fail.