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Nothing typifies Buckley's conservative intellectual schtick more than him saying "queeah" in that mid-atlantic accent.
by DoctorNick 8y ago
Nothing typifies Buckley's conservative intellectual schtick more than him saying "queeah" in that mid-atlantic accent.
- nervousvarun 8y agoWas a horrible thing to say, but the context is rarely fully explained. Vidal called him a "nazi" first. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII and was a member of Franklin Roosevelt's honor guard...so that probably was a pretty "deep cut" as an insult for someone with his military background. Again doesn't make it right, but probably safe to say for him it was not the same as calling someone that from r/The_Donald in 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Buckley_Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Buckley_Jr.
- lsd5you 8y agoHe is not a Nazi because he fought against them, but someone who had the same views as him today simply would be labelled a Nazi (or at least Nazi sympathizer) by many in the current environment. Strange times.
- tgarma 8y agoYes, the generation that fought the Nazis, white Christians, would now be called Nazis. Hell, you get called Alt-Right believing anything before five years ago.
- dantheman0207 8y agoBuckley did serve in the army during WWII, as did Vidal. Both of them served stateside and never saw any action. During the debate, after the infamous “queer” remark, Buckley said that he “served in the infantry during WWII,” implying that he had fought in battle, which he never had.
- B1FF_PSUVM 8y agoPerhaps, but for me "immanentizing the eschaton" still wins on points ... (for convenience: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanentize_the_eschaton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanentize_the_eschaton )