The Cowboy Way: A Neocon Myth

Yee Ha!, Yippy Kiyay! Remember the old B Westerns? The basic theme was often purely simplistic; the universal fight between good and evil. On the good side was a handsome WHITE cowpoke decked out in custom fitted attire and astride a WHITE horse (behold a pale horse?), and often assisted by a lamebrained but clownish sidekick.

The story usually went somethin like this: The wild western town was under the thumb of an evil, black-suied, moustashio’d villian who usually owns most of the town, including the bank, saloon and hotels. This bad guy has been getting away with murder for years, but one day the WHITE hatted hero rides in and in no time eliminates the dastardly elements from the area.

There can be little doubt that the old Reagan group (now the Bush puppeteers) see themselves in the role of the western hero. They enjoy fantacising that they’ll clean up the evil in the world simply, quickly, and effectively.

Of course, just like in the B westerns, all is unadulterated, 100% myth.

The truth is quite ironic; In point of fact, under the current U.S. adminisration, it is in fact WE who "own the town", and for a long time we’ve been anxiously awaiting a true "hero" to ride to the rescue. That dream too, alas, appears to be myth.

villy