Say what you will about music supersite Pitchfork, but they had surprisingly sound views on the Iraq War. A March 2003 news dispatch on the various doings of the DC-based band The Dismemberment Plan included some shots at a pro-war essay the lead singer posted on the group's website. Pitchfork replied:
The problem here lies not just in believing that George W. Bush is a trustworthy and moral person, but in believing that, with the possible exception of his two supporters, he is the only trustworthy and moral leader in the U.N. today.
In the centerpiece of the essay, [Travis] Morrison disputes four points, which he views as the primary reasons Americans are opposed to the war: "No War for Oil"; "We Shouldn't Fight the Iraqi People"; "We Are Flaunting the U.N.", and "Americans Just Don't Want To." Love ya, Travis, but here's a fifth: "The U.S., After More Than Six Months of Inspections, Could Find No Proof That Iraq Has Any Weapons of Mass Destruction." Bing!
A few weeks ago, one of Matt's commenters joked that his upcoming book should be titled, From the Flophouse to Fallujah: Unleashing Hipsterism in Foreign Policy. At least, I assumed it was a joke. Maybe hipsterism has more to teach us than I realized.
