leave martha stewart alone
Am I the only one disgusted by the gleeful, cowardly cruelty of the nation's protracted tarring-and-feathering of billionaire homemaker Martha Stewart? When it was revealed this week that she might face CRIMINAL charges for some shady stock deals, I felt the need to speak up.
I have no desire to further investigate the allegations against her, but I'm sure she did nothing that the government which possibly plans to prosecute her doesn't do on an hourly basis. More on-target, I'm positive she did nothing that the current hordes of rock-throwers wouldn't do if they were savvy enough to become billionaires, too.
Why the joy in tearing this woman down? I'm no fan of dowdy, nonorgasmic hausfraus, nor of those who project faux-wholesome images, but I'm even more suspicious of torch mobs. When you rip all the idols to pieces and are left standing amid smoke and ashes, what then? Does it make you feel better about yourself when you've smeared all your shit on someone else?
I, for one, would like to entertain the fantasy that there's someone...somewhere...who isn't as fucked-up as the rest of us.
